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Last Modified September 16, 2021

Best Fish Stew Recipe without Tomatoes | KETO Friendly

Have you ever tried fish stew recipe without tomatoes? If not, this is the time to make it in your kitchen. Today, I am going to show you the best way to make a KETO friendly fish stew recipe without tomatoes.

This is one of the healthiest and spicy fish dishes, Sri Lankan prepares for lunch very often.

People cook fish in various styles, but this is a unique style of making a healthy fish dish.

Sri Lankans make this simple fish stew recipe for lunch, but you can have this for dinner as well.

Alright, let’s see how to make a spicy KETO friendly fish stew recipe without tomatoes and potatoes.

Fish Stew Recipe With Coconut Milk In Sri Lankan Style

My Favorite Combos

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

Simple Fish Stew Recipe (KETO)

Ingredients
  • Fish pieces – 250g
  • Onion – 50g
  • Black pepper – 1 tablespoon
  • Fennel seeds – ¾ tablespoon
  • Cumin seeds – ¼ teaspoon
  • Turmeric powder – ¼ teaspoon
  • Mustard seeds – ¼ teaspoon
  • Garlic cloves – 5 or 6
  • Ginger – Small piece (about the size of 1½ garlic cloves)
  • Curry leaves – Few
  • Green chilies – 5 or 6
  • Thick coconut milk – 225ml
  • Water – 100ml
  • Salt – As you need (KETO people use Himalayan pink salt)
  • Lime – ½
  • Cooking oil – As you need (KETO people use Extra virgin coconut oil)
Instructions

1. Take black pepper, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, turmeric powder, garlic cloves, and a piece of ginger root.

Fish Stew Recipe With Coconut Milk In Sri Lankan Style

2. Put everything in the grinder and grind them to a smooth paste as shown in the picture below.

Fish Stew Recipe With Coconut Milk In Sri Lankan Style

3. Take the fish pieces and rinse them well enough.

Fish Stew Recipe With Coconut Milk In Sri Lankan Style

4. Add the ground paste and salt. Mix everything well and keep aside for at least 30 minutes.

Fish Stew Recipe With Coconut Milk In Sri Lankan Style

5. Slice the onions and take the green chilies. Also, get ready with the curry leaves, mustard seeds, and lime.

Fish Stew Recipe With Coconut Milk In Sri Lankan Style

6. Prepare 225ml of thick coconut milk and take 100ml of water.

Fish Stew Recipe With Coconut Milk In Sri Lankan Style

7. Heat the oil and add mustard seeds. Let the seeds splutter. Then add onions and sauté it until it turns into light brown color.

Fish Stew Recipe With Coconut Milk In Sri Lankan Style

8. Now add the curry leaves and green chilies. Stir and fry them for one minute.

Fish Stew Recipe With Coconut Milk In Sri Lankan Style

9. Add the marinated fish pieces, coconut milk, and water. Mix them well and cook covered under high flame for 6 to 8 minutes.

Fish Stew Recipe With Coconut Milk In Sri Lankan Style

10. Take off the lid and give a gentle stir. Again cook covered under very low flame for 5 to 7 minutes.

Fish Stew Recipe With Coconut Milk In Sri Lankan Style

11. Taste the curry and adjust salt if needed.

12. Finally, switch off the flame and add the lime juice. Give one last gentle stir.

13. This is how to make the best fish stew recipe without tomatoes. Serve and enjoy this delicious Sri Lankan style KETO friendly fish stew.

Fish Stew Recipe With Coconut Milk In Sri Lankan Style

Notes

1. Use the small onions if you can find some around you.

2. Don’t slice the green chilies. Just take off the head part of the green chili.

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

4. Adjust black pepper according to your taste.

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Prep time
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Cook time
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Total time
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Visit my site, www.topsrilankanrecipe.com where you can find a detailed, step by step process of this recipe with images.
Author: Rocy
Recipe type: Non-Vegetarian
Serves: 4 People
Ingredients
  • Fish pieces - 250g
  • Onion - 50g
  • Black pepper - 1 tablespoon
  • Fennel seeds - ¾ tablespoon
  • Cumin seeds - ¼ teaspoon
  • Turmeric powder - ¼ teaspoon
  • Mustard seeds - ¼ teaspoon
  • Garlic cloves - 5 or 6
  • Ginger - Small piece (about the size of 1½ garlic cloves)
  • Curry leaves - Few
  • Green chilies - 5 or 6
  • Thick coconut milk - 225ml
  • Water - 100ml
  • Salt - As you need
  • Lime - ½
  • Cooking oil - As you need
Instructions
  1. Take black pepper, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, turmeric powder, garlic cloves, and a piece of ginger root.
  2. Put everything in the grinder and grind them to a smooth paste as shown in the picture below.
  3. Take the fish pieces and rinse them well enough.
  4. Add the ground paste and salt. Mix everything well and keep aside for at least 30 minutes.
  5. Slice the onions and take the green chilies. Also, get ready with the curry leaves, mustard seeds, and lime.
  6. Prepare 225ml of thick coconut milk and take 100ml of water.
  7. Heat the oil and add mustard seeds. Let the seeds splutter. Then add onions and sauté it until it turns into light brown color.
  8. Now add the curry leaves and green chilies. Stir and fry them for one minute.
  9. Add the marinated fish pieces, coconut milk, and water. Mix them well and cook covered under high flame for 6 to 8 minutes.
  10. Take off the lid and give a gentle stir. Again cook covered under very low flame for 5 to 7 minutes.
  11. Taste the curry and adjust salt if needed.
  12. Finally, switch off the flame and add the lime juice. Give one last gentle stir.
  13. This is how to make the best fish stew recipe without tomatoes. Serve and enjoy this delicious Sri Lankan style KETO friendly fish stew.
Notes
1. Use the small onions if you can find some around you.
2. Don’t slice the green chilies. Just take off the head part of the green chili.
3. I instantly made coconut milk from grated coconut. If it is hard to find grated coconut use coconut milk powder or bottled coconut milk.
4. Adjust black pepper according to your taste.
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So, what do you think about this simple KETO friendly fish stew recipe? I am pretty sure that you liked it. When you have all the ingredients give it a try, you will like it for sure.

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

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Comments

  1. Meha Julian says

    June 11, 2018 at 10:43 am

    Wow, it’s a very unique style of fish curry.
    It looks healthy, I will definitely going to give it a try.
    Thank you Rocy for this awesome recipe.

    Reply
  2. Zareena Mohmad says

    June 11, 2018 at 10:45 am

    Looks very nice, but spicy I guess. I want to try it this weekend and give my thoughts here.

    Reply
  3. D.Fernando says

    October 13, 2021 at 2:07 am

    Which kind of fish did you use?
    Thank you!

    Reply

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