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Kolhapuri Fish

A spicy fish curry from Kolhapur, marinated in yogurt and spices, cooked with onions, tomatoes, and coconut.

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Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Kolhapuri Fish

Time10 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Marinate the fish

  1. Mix turmeric, chilli powder, garlic paste, salt and lemon juice into the yoghurt and marinate fish in it for 10 minutes.

Make the paste

  1. Heat oil, add bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves, black pepper and onions. Sauté till onions are soft.

  2. Add coconut and sauté till a light brown.

  3. Add tomatoes and cook till all water dries.

  4. Blend the whole mixture in a blender.

Cook and serve

  1. Heat the rest of the oil and add the fish.

  2. Stir fry over high heat till opaque.

  3. Add the ground paste and simmer over low heat till fish is cooked through.

  4. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

722Calories
26 gProtein
55 gFat
36 gCarbs

Counts 13 of 14 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Salmon100g cooked208
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Bay Leaf1 leaf (0.6g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Coriandernot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Turmeric + cinnamontop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,197 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  3. Coconut + turmerictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,027 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-heptanol (bitter, floral).

  4. Tomato + garlictop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,076 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  5. Turmeric + lemontop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,192 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Fish
Provides the main protein, which firms and turns opaque as it cooks.
Yoghurt
Its acidity and milk proteins tenderise the fish during marinating and add creaminess.
Onions
Soften and sweeten as they cook, forming the base of the curry's body.
Tomato
Adds acidity and moisture that, once reduced, thickens the sauce.
Grated coconut
Browning adds nutty aroma and fat that give the paste richness.
Chilli powder
Provides heat and red colour that define the curry's character.

The step that matters

Stir fry the fish over high heat till opaque. Searing the fish briefly over high heat sets its surface and keeps it from breaking apart. Fish overcooks quickly, so the final simmer must stay gentle to keep it tender.

Swap the cinnamon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (fish, tomato, onion, garlic, coconut, turmeric, lemon):

  1. Cuminfits better
  2. Corianderfits better
  3. Gingerfits better
  4. Cinnamonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against fish, tomato, onion, garlic, coconut, turmeric, lemon. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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