GUYANESE GILBAKA CURRY (FISH)
Ingredients
- 2 lbs Gilbaka Fish
- 1-2 Lemon or lime
- 3 tbsp Cooking oil
- 1 chopped onions
- 1 head Garlic
- 1 large Tomatoes
- Masala
- Curry Powder
- Salt to taste
- 1 Tamarind or mangoes
- 3-4 wiri wiri peppers or any hot peppers
Instructions
- Prep fish by washing with lemon or lime juice in cold water and pat dry when finished.
- Prep your onions, garlic, tomatoes , tamarind/ mangoes and anything else that you would be adding to your fish curry and set aside
- In a bowl, mix your curry powder and masala with about 5-6 tbsp of water to make a thick paste.
- Heat oil in a wide pan.
- Add onions to the pan and fry.
- Add masala and curry powder mixture along with the tomatoes to your pan. Let it cook for a few minutes.
- Add fish to the mixture then add your salt and let cook for 20 minutes. Add your mangoes or tamarinds and hot peppers. Let cook for additional 15 minutes. You may or may not need to add water. Some fish will lose it's own water as in our case. Gently stir fish but not too much as you do not want it to break.
- Remove from heat when the gravy is slightly thick.