Peixe de caldinho or caldine/Fish Caldine

Goa was colonised by the Portuguese,the Portuguese rule lasted for about 450 years, and heavily influenced Goan culture, cuisine and architecture, they left behind wonderful food influences. Peixe de caldinho or fish caldine is a popular Goan style fish curry made with mild spices and coconut broth or caldo(in Portuguese).It is deliciously creamy and aromatic, I mostly like it with steamed rice,my kids love it as it mildly spiced.

Ingridients:

👉2 golden pomfrets 👉1 medium onion chopped fine

👉1 medium tomato chopped fine

👉8 okra slited into halves(optional)

👉1 lime

👉2 green chillies slited

👉1/2 tin coconut milk

👉1 tbsp oil

👉salt to taste

Grind to paste:

👉1/2 cup shredded/desicated coconut

👉1 tbsp coriander seeds

👉1 cup fresh coriander leaves

👉1 tsp cumin seeds

👉1/2 tsp poppy seeds

👉6 cloves

👉10 pepper corns

👉5 cloves of garlic

👉1/2“Ginger

👉1 lemon size Tamrind

👉2 green chillies

👉1 tsp turmeric

Method:

👉Grind the above ingredients with little water to a paste.keep aside.

👉Wash ,clean and cut the pomfrets apply 1/2 tsp salt and squeeze a lime for the fish.keep it aside.

👉Heat up a pot add oil when hot add in chopped onions sauté add in chopped tomatoes sauté for a while.

👉Now add in the ground masala from the blender to the pot Sauté for 2mins.

👉Now add in coconut milk and some water to the ground masala.

👉Give it a boil add salt to taste cover it and let it simmer for 5 mins now add in the fish and the slited okra(optional).

I have added okra as I like it, you may omit it and make it plain with fish.

👉After adding fish and okra cover the pot with the lid and Simmer it for 5 to 7 mins let the mixture combine in the flavours of the aromatic curry..now add the slited green chillies before putting of the gas.

👉Do not Cook the fish for a longer time and also the okra as the fish will break and the okra will not be crunchy.

👉Try this delicious recipe and enjoy it with steamed rice.