Slow Cooker Fish Curry Recipes

Published on Jul 11, 2016. Modified on Jan 12, 2021 by . This post may contain affiliate links.

You'll love my slow cooker fish curry recipe, it is easy to make and doesn't take long (in slow cooking terms), and you'll end up with a tasty dish full of fresh flavours, a creamy coconut milk sauce and tender flakes of fish.

Bowl of fish curry with text overlay.

Look at these vibrant colours, you'd probably not imagine you could make this in a slow cooker!

Indian fish curry is typical of the areas of Goa and Kerala. This fish curry takes Indian and Thai flavours and pairs them with simple cod loin for a curry that is full of flavour.

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Cooking fish in the slow cooker

Before I created this recipe, my own spin on a fish curry with coconut milk, I'd never cooked fish in my slow cooker before. Visions of a house reeking all day and fish disintegrated into tiny pieces really did put me off.

But I realised that even though it is a slow cooker it doesn't need to be on ALL day for fish, and a few hours on low would be sufficient to ensure the fish is cooked through (look for it flaking easily and turning from translucent to opaque) and the vegetables are gently cooked without losing their colour and nutrients.

I was quite surprised to find that the slow cooker could produce a dish full of colour and flavour without the delicate fish falling to pieces.

Fish curry with coriander, red chilli and lemon grass, in the slow cooker pot.

As it doesn't take long to cook, this is the kind of slow cooked dish I could put in the pot when I get home from work, and once the kids are bathed and in bed it would be ready for me to serve.

So no need to get prepared first thing in the morning for this one.

In summer I like a big bowl of my slow cooker coconut fish curry with plenty of vegetables and no other accompaniment, whereas in winter it will be served with steamed rice, using a spoon to finish every last bit of the coconut milk sauce.

Close up of a white bowl of fish curry with garlic and chilli in the background.

Ingredients needed

For the exact recipe quantities see the full details in the recipe card at the bottom of the post.

garlic
fresh ginger
lemongrass
fresh coriander
red chilli
turmeric
cod loin
broccoli
mange tout
coconut milk

Step by step instructions

For the full details see the recipe card at the bottom of the post.

Prepare the ingredients, then place the garlic, ginger, red chilli, turmeric, lemongrass and coconut milk in the slow cooker.
Add the cubes of cod, mange tout and broccoli.
Cook on low for 2-3 hours or until the cod is cooked through (check that it flakes easily and has turned from translucent to opaque).
Top with chopped fresh coriander and slices of red chilli.
Serve with rice.

More healthy slow cooker recipes

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View from above of a bowl of fish curry on a table with ingredients behind it.

More fish recipes to try

For more fish stews or fish curry recipes, check these out:

Brazilian fish stew from Recipes from a Pantry
Feel-good fish curry from Family Friends Food
Hot prawn madras curry from The Hedge Combers
Prawn, mushroom and spinach curry from Fab Food 4 All
Thai yellow curry with fish from Nicky's Kitchen Sanctuary

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Slow cooker coconut fish curry - an easy to make dish, full of flavour, using your slow cooker

Recipe

2 cloves garlic finely chopped
3 cm piece of fresh ginger peeled and finely chopped
1 red chilli deseeded and finely chopped
1.5 tsp ground turmeric
1 stick lemongrass bashed with a wooden spoon to release the flavour
400 ml coconut milk
300 g skinless and boneless cod loin cut into 2 cm cubes
100 g mange tout sliced
150 g broccoli florets
To serve: fresh coriander and red chilli sliced

Place the garlic, ginger, red chilli, turmeric, lemongrass and coconut milk in the slow cooker.
Add the cubes of cod, mange tout and broccoli.
Cook on low for 2-3 hours or until the cod is cooked through (check that it flakes easily and has turned from translucent to opaque).
Top with chopped fresh coriander and slices of red chilli.

Note: I made this in a large 5.7 litre slow cooker but it would also work well in a smaller slow cooker e.g. 3.5 litre. Cooking time will vary according to your slow cooker and its size. In my large slow cooker this was done after 1 hour and 45 minutes. Check the fish as mentioned above to ensure it is cooked.

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