Fish Roce Curry

Fish Roce curry/ Fish curry with coconut milk 

Among all types of fish curries,  roce curry is my most favourite one. 

'Roce' means 'coconut milk' in konkani. 

This  coconut based curry is so flavourful & super delicious. Here , fish is seasoned with aromatic Indian spices and simmered in creamy coconut milk. 

This curry goes extremely well with boiled rice or sanna, dosa & neeru dosa/ panpole. 

Butter fish is an excellent choice for this curry. You can also use king fish, pomfret, rawns( Indian salmon) etc for this curry. 

This was my parents favourite curry . My dad used to get huge fish fillets & mom was an expert in cooking this delicious curry. 

Try this delicious Roce curry with your favourite fish. 

Please note:

Kindly use spices as per your preference. 

Try to use coconut oil or ghee for seasoning. Coconut oil gives awesome flavour to this dish. 

Here i have used fresh coconut milk. You can use ready made coconut milk too. 

Prepare coconut milk with 1/2 small size coconut & keep aside. 

Recipe:

I have used Butter fish / Melugu here. 

(8-10 slices of Fish )

Ingredients for Masala:

• 4 byadagi chillies
• 3 guntur/ short red chillies 
• 1 tsp coriander seeds
• 1/4tsp jeera
• 1/4 pepper
• Pinch of methi/Fenugreek seeds 
• Tiny pinch of ajwain
• Little turmeric
• Small ball of tamarind 
• 1 lage onion
• 5-6 flakes of garlic
• 1 cup coconut

Other requirements:

• 1/2 cup thick coconut milk
• Salt to taste 

For Seasoning:

• 1 small sliced onion
• 2 green chillies
• 1/4" ginger
• 5 flakes of garlic 
• Few curry leaves ( optional)
• 2-3 tbsp coconut oil/ cooking oil

Method:

Butter fish/ Melugu. ( 2.2kg)

Select fresh fish for this curry. 

Clean well & slice as per your choice.

 

 1/2 cup coconut milk

Grind all the ingredients for Masala to a fine paste. 

Heat coconut oil & add all the seasoning ingredients one by one. Fry for 2 minutes. 

Add masala. Fry for 1-2 minutes. 

Add masala water & adjust the consistency. Add salt to taste. 

Boil well for 2 minutes. 

Add coconut milk. Mix well.  Add salt if required. 

Immediately add fish slices. Cover & cook only for 2 minutes. Switch off the flame & leave aside for 10 minutes. 

Delicious butter fish Roce curry is ready. 

Serve with boiled rice & any veg side dish. 

It's flavourful and so delicious. 

Enjoy this delicious dish with your loved ones.