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Last Modified September 16, 2021

Easy Fish Head Curry Spicy Recipe without Oil

Have you ever tasted the fish head curry dish? If not, this is the time to taste and experience its delicious taste. This time I am going to show you how to make the best and easy fish head curry recipe without a single drop of cooking oil.

As far as I know, people make fish head curry in two different ways. One is spicy fish head curry and the next one is fish head curry without spicy, called fish head sodhi.

This time I am going to make the spicy fish head curry. This dish is a good combo with rice, pittu, string hoppers, or bread.

I recommend you to buy quite a large fish head for this recipe.

Basically, people make this delicious fish head curry for lunch, but you can have this for dinner as well.

Alright, let’s see how to make the best and simple fish head curry spicy dish without oil in Sri Lankan style.

Easy Fish Head Curry Spicy Recipe without Oil

My Favorite Combos

1. This Recipe + Rice + Spinach Curry + Fish Sodhi + Fish Fry
2. This Recipe + String Hoppers + Fish Sodhi + Sambol
3. This Recipe + Bread + Sambol + Dhal Curry

Spicy Fish Head Curry Recipe without Oil

Ingredients
  • Fish headpieces – 500g
  • Onion – 50g
  • Thin tamarind juice – 200ml
  • Thin coconut milk – 400ml
  • Garlic cloves – 3 to 5
  • Curry leaves – Few
  • Curry powder – 1 ½ tablespoon
  • Turmeric powder – ½ teaspoon
  • Fenugreek seeds – ¼ teaspoon
  • Salt – As you wish
Instructions

1. Take the fish head pieces and wash them thoroughly. I strongly recommend you use a large head from a single fish. I use the head of a large sea bass fish.

Sea Bass Fish Head Pieces

2. Chop the onions and garlic. Also, get ready with curry leaves, curry powder, turmeric powder, fenugreek seeds, and salt.

Ingredients for Fish Head Curry Recipe

3. Prepare the thin coconut milk and tamarind juice.

Ingredients for Fish Head Curry Recipe

4. Place the cooking wok on the stove and add onions, garlic, and curry leaves. Switch on the flame and dry roast them under low flame for about 3 minutes. Stir occasionally to avoid burning.

Ingredients for Fish Head Curry Recipe

5. Add fenugreek seeds and keep dry roast them for another 2 minutes under low flame.

Ingredients for Fish Head Curry Recipe

6. Now add curry powder, turmeric powder, and salt.

Ingredients for Fish Head Curry Recipe

7. Then add the coconut milk.

Easy Fish Head Curry Spicy Recipe without Oil

8. Additionally, add the tamarind juice.

Easy Fish Head Curry Spicy Recipe without Oil

9. Finally, add the pieces of the fish head.

Easy Fish Head Curry Spicy Recipe without Oil

10. Mix everything and cook covered under the semi-high flame for 10 to 12 minutes.

Easy Fish Head Curry Spicy Recipe without Oil

11. Take off the lid and give a gentle stir. Again cook covered under very low flame for about 5 minutes.

12. Taste the curry and adjust salt if needed.

13. This is how to make a simple fish head curry recipe without a single drop of oil. Serve and enjoy this Sri Lankan style spicy fish head curry dish.

Easy Fish Head Curry Spicy Recipe without Oil

Notes

1. If you don’t like spiciness, reduce the quantity of the curry powder as you wish.

2. I instantly made coconut milk from grated coconut. If it is hard to find grated coconut, use the coconut milk powder or bottled coconut milk.

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Author: Rocy
Recipe type: Non-Vegetarian
Serves: 4 People
Ingredients
  • Fish headpieces - 500g
  • Onion - 50g
  • Thin tamarind juice - 200ml
  • Thin coconut milk - 400ml
  • Garlic cloves - 3 to 5
  • Curry leaves - Few
  • Curry powder - 1 ½ tablespoon
  • Turmeric powder - ½ teaspoon
  • Fenugreek seeds - ¼ teaspoon
  • Salt - As you wish
Instructions
  1. Take the fish head pieces and wash them thoroughly. I strongly recommend you use a large head from a single fish. I use the head of a large sea bass fish.
  2. Chop the onions and garlic. Also, get ready with curry leaves, curry powder, turmeric powder, fenugreek seeds, and salt.
  3. Prepare the thin coconut milk and tamarind juice.
  4. Place the cooking wok on the stove and add onions, garlic, and curry leaves. Switch on the flame and dry roast them under low flame for about 3 minutes. Stir occasionally to avoid burning.
  5. Add fenugreek seeds and keep dry roast them for another 2 minutes under low flame.
  6. Now add curry powder, turmeric powder, and salt.
  7. Then add the coconut milk.
  8. Additionally, add the tamarind juice.
  9. Finally, add the pieces of the fish head.
  10. Mix everything and cook covered under the semi-high flame for 10 to 12 minutes.
  11. Take off the lid and give a gentle stir. Again cook covered under very low flame for about 5 minutes.
  12. Taste the curry and adjust salt if needed.
  13. This is how to make a simple fish head curry recipe without a single drop of oil. Serve and enjoy this Sri Lankan style spicy fish head curry dish.
Notes
1. If you don’t like spiciness, reduce the quantity of the curry powder as you wish.

2. I instantly made coconut milk from grated coconut. If it is hard to find grated coconut, use the coconut milk powder or bottled coconut milk.
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This is how to make the best spicy fish head curry recipe in Sri Lankan style. When you have the chance to get a large fish head, give it a try, I am sure you will like it.

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Filed Under: Healthy, KETO, Non-Vegetarian
Tagged With: Dinner, Fish, Lunch, Seafood, Spicy

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  1. Roshini says

    August 5, 2019 at 6:59 am

    Hi Rocy,
    first of all, thank you for this recipe.
    can’t we use the 5 or 6 small heads instead of a large head?

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My Name is Rocy. I'm a young loving wife and mother of two beautiful kids. I'm crazy on foods and always give a try on new dishes. This is my own site and I'm here to share the recipe of top Sri Lankan foods with you. I'm pretty sure that you will like my delicious dishes. Read More…

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