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Meen Curry Breaded Tilapia in Coconut Milk

Tilapia marinated in lime and turmeric with roasted curry-leaf powder, crumbed and seared for barely a minute a side, then sauced with coconut milk tempered with mustard seed and fresh curry leaves.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on25 min
  • Total54 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Marinade

  • 1large lime, juiced
  • ½ tspground turmeric
  • 450 gskinless tilapia fillets
  • 2 tsproasted curry leaf spice blend (karuvapillai podi)
  • 100 gplain dried breadcrumbs, about 1 cup
  • 4 tbspunrefined sesame oil or canola oil, divided

Sauce

  • 1 tspblack or yellow mustard seeds
  • 240 mlunsweetened coconut milk
  • 1 tspcoarse kosher or sea salt
  • 11 leavesfresh curry leaves, medium to large, 10 to 12

Diet

  • Pescatarian

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Fish
  • Sesame
  • Mustard
  • Tilapia
  • Wheat
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lime
  • Coconut
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Turmeric
  • Curry leaves
  • Yeast

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Crisp
  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Needs advance prep

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: low

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