West Indian
Xitti Kodi (Goan Coconut Fish Curry)
Xitti Kodi (Goan Coconut Fish Curry) is West Indian home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre and the protein alongside. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
- 1.5 lb fish steaks
- 1 cup grated coconut
- 2 tbsp coriander seeds
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 4 dried red chilies
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1 tbsp tamarind pulp
- 1 onion
- 1 tomato
- 4 garlic cloves
- 3 tbsp neutral oil
- 1.5 cups water
- 1.25 tsp salt
How to cook it
- Clean the fish and cut into steaks or pieces, rub lightly with salt, and set aside.
- Dry roast the coriander seeds, cumin seeds, and dried red chilies for a minute until fragrant.
- Grind the roasted spices with the grated coconut, garlic, turmeric, and a little water into a smooth masala paste.
- Heat the oil in a pot, add the chopped onion, and saute until soft, then add the chopped tomato and cook until pulpy.
- Add the ground coconut masala and cook for 5 minutes, stirring so it doesn't stick.
- Add the water, tamarind pulp, and salt, and bring to a gentle simmer.
- Slide in the fish pieces and simmer uncovered, without stirring too much, until just cooked through, about 10 minutes.
- Serve hot over steamed rice.
Serve it with
A West Indian dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Xitti Kodi (Goan Coconut Fish Curry), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The cooked vegetable
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What it is eaten with
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The sharp little thing
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Something cool and fresh
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Xitti Kodi (Goan Coconut Fish Curry) carries fish and coconut. It is free of the remaining 8 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | No | |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | Yes | Aamti (Goda-Masala Spiced Dal) |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | Yes | Akoori (Parsi Spiced Scrambled Eggs) |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Bands, not numbers. Dinejot does not weigh anybody's food, so it says light, moderate or hearty and stops there. This dish was read and set by hand.
- Calorie band
- Moderate
- Protein
- High
- Protein quality
- Complete
- Food groups it covers
- Meat or fish and Nuts and seeds
- How this was set
- Hand audited
When to cook it
Xitti Kodi (Goan Coconut Fish Curry) takes about 40 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
Watch someone make it
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More to cook
Cooked from the same things
Other dishes built on fish and coconut.
From the same kitchens
More cooking from West India.
Does the same job on the plate
Swap any of these in when you want a meal the same shape.
Cook this with your whole family
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