Recipe
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Seychellois Fish Curry
A fragrant Creole coconut fish curry brightened with lime, ginger, and fresh curry leaves.
Seychellois · easy · serves 4
prep 20 min · cook 30 min
~463 cal · 34g protein · 14g carbs · 32g fat · 4g fiber · 6g sugars · 22g sat fat (estimated, per serving)
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Seychellois fish curry is the fragrant heart of Creole island cooking, fresh fish simmered in a coconut-milk curry brightened with lime, ginger, garlic, and fresh . The Seychelles' cuisine blends African, French, Indian, and Chinese influences, and this curry, gentler and more aromatic than its Indian cousins, is the delicious result.
Abundant Indian Ocean fish, tropical spices, and creamy define the dish, with local touches like green mango or eggplant sometimes added. The and lime give it a distinctive fresh, citrusy fragrance suited to the island climate.
Served over rice in Victoria and across the islands, fish curry is everyday food in a nation where the sea is never far.
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✓ Naturally gluten-, dairy-, egg- and pork-free. No swaps needed.
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🥕 Vegetarian
🌱 Vegan
🌾 Gluten-Free
🥛 Dairy-Free
🥜 Nut-Free
🥚 Egg-Free
🐖 Pork-Free
Dietary labels are a cooking guide, not allergen-safety advice. We track dairy, egg, gluten, tree nuts and peanuts (we count coconut as a tree nut, following FDA labeling), fish, and shellfish; we do not screen for sesame, soy, mustard, celery, or sulphites. If you have a food allergy, read the label on every product you use, and note that a kitchen can cross-contaminate in ways a recipe cannot control.
Ingredients
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Serves 4
1.5 lb firm white fish, cut in chunks
1 can (14 oz)
1 onion
4 cloves garlic
1 tbsp ginger
1 tbsp curry powder
1 tsp turmeric
a sprig
1 tomato
1 lime
1 chili
2 tbsp
to taste salt
Instructions
1
Soften the onion, garlic, and ginger in the oil, then bloom the curry powder, turmeric, and curry leaves.
2
Add the tomato and cook to a paste.
3
Pour in the coconut milk and simmer into a fragrant sauce.
4
Add the fish (or hearts of palm and mushrooms) and poach gently until cooked.
5
Season with salt, finish with lime and chili, and serve over rice.
Victoria, Seychelles tradition.
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🌏 While it simmers, know your destination
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Victoria. Everything in the pantry follows from being an isolated archipelago in the Indian Ocean. Spice and technique arrived with Indian workers, the French left the base of the language and some of the sauces, and African cooks shaped the rest, so one plate can read as three cuisines at once.
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Seychelles. The coco de mer, the largest seed in the plant kingdom at up to eighteen kilos, grows wild on just two islands here, Praslin and Curieuse, and its stronghold at the Vallee de Mai is a UNESCO site. The granitic inner islands are unusual for mid-ocean: they are a fragment of continental crust left behind by the break-up of Gondwana rather than volcanic or coral, which is why they hold soil and forest that atolls cannot.
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Africa. Much of what reads as timeless African cooking is younger than the Atlantic crossings. Maize, cassava, groundnut, chilli and tomato all arrived from the Americas after 1500 and pushed older crops aside; millet, sorghum, teff, yam and fonio are the ones that were already here, and the map still shows the join.
The story behind this dish is up top, worth a read while the pot works.
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Good to know
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Frequently asked questions
What is Seychellois Fish Curry?
A fragrant Creole coconut fish curry brightened with lime, ginger, and fresh curry leaves.
Where does Seychellois Fish Curry come from?
Seychellois Fish Curry is a Seychellois dish from Victoria, Seychelles.
Can Seychellois Fish Curry be made vegan, gluten-free, or dairy-free?
This Seychellois Fish Curry recipe includes substitution suggestions for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free, egg-free, and pork-free versions, including several at once such as gluten-free and dairy-free together. Treat them as a starting guide rather than a guarantee, and see the allergen note below.
Is Seychellois Fish Curry safe for people with food allergies?
Our dietary labels and substitutions are a cooking guide, not medical or allergen-safety advice. We track dairy, egg, gluten, tree nuts and peanuts (we count coconut as a tree nut, following FDA labeling), fish, and shellfish, but we do not screen for sesame, soy, mustard, celery, or sulphites. If you have a food allergy, always read the label on every product you use, and remember a home or commercial kitchen can cross-contaminate ingredients in ways a recipe cannot control.
How long does Seychellois Fish Curry take to make?
About 50 minutes total (20 minutes prep, 30 minutes cooking), serving 4.
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