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20-minute coconut cod curry

Bowl of steaming yellow curry with fish, garnished with cilantro, red chili slices, and a lime wedge. Set on a wooden countertop.

By Tom · Updated

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  • Serves 4
  • About 25 min
  • Easy

This coconut fish curry is the perfect 20-minute meal that will have you hooked from the first bite. Packed with flavour, creamy coconut milk, and tender fish, this easy-to-make curry will become your new favourite weeknight recipe. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced cook, this recipe is simple, fast, and satisfying.

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The recipe

20-minute coconut cod curry

This coconut fish curry is the perfect 20-minute meal that will have you hooked from the first bite.

  • Serves 4
  • 20 min prep
  • 5 min cooking
  • Easy

Times and difficulty are our estimates from the method, not stopwatch figures.

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Ingredients

Coconut fish curry

Curry

To garnish

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Method

  1. Step 1

    To make the curry paste, roughly chop the garlic (3 cloves), fresh ginger (25 g), chilli (1 chilli) (leave the seeds in if you like it hotter), and onion. Add the remaining curry paste ingredients to a blender and blend.

  2. Step 2

    Cut the fish into large chunks. Place a frying pan or skillet over medium heat and pour in the curry paste. Heat up and cook for 3 to 5 minutes to release the flavours.

  3. Step 3

    Next, stir in the coconut milk (400 ml) and bring it to a simmer. Add the sugar (20 g), soy sauce (10 ml), and lime juice. Simmer for 5 more minutes.

  4. Step 4

    Place the fish into the pan and gently poach in the simmering curry for 5 more minutes or until the fish flakes away easily.

  5. Step 5

    Serve and finish with more fresh chilli (1 chilli), coriander (20 g) and a lime wedge.

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Questions people ask

How long does 20-minute coconut cod curry take?

About 25 min from start to finish, of which 20 min is prep and 5 min is cooking. That figure is worked out from the method rather than timed with a stopwatch, so give yourself a little more the first time.

How many does it serve, and can I change that?

As written it serves 4. Use the scale control on the recipe card to change it: every quantity in the ingredients and inside the method steps updates with it. Seasoning, and anything measured in pinches or splashes, is deliberately left alone.

Can I see the ingredients in ounces and pints?

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