Fish Kadai

Their rendition features basa catfish, deboned and filleted, sautéed with red onions, green bell peppers, and tomatoes. It is then simmered in a semi-dry gravy of coriander seeds, cumin seeds, dried red chilies, powdered turmeric, garlic paste, ginger paste, and garam masala (a blend of cumin seeds, coriander seeds, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, black peppercorns, bay leaves, star anise, and nutmeg).
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The fish is tender and flaky soft, while the vegetables alternate tender and crunchy. Carries robust savoury sweet spicy flavours, with a hint of vegetal salty sour bitter earthy herbal notes.
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Fish Kadai
Madura's Restaurant
@ Paya Lebar Square, 60 Paya Lebar Road #01-08
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Established since March 2015, this brand is a multi-award winning eatery, serving authentic and tasty North Indian cuisine.
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Their rendition has battered fillets of boneless king fish, soft and flaky tender with mild natural sweet savoury flavour.
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The rich and thick gravy carries pleasant notes of tomato and spices, nicely savoury salty sweet spice in taste.
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I love the crunchy red onions, sliced large, with a nice caramelised smoky vegetal sweet note.
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Fish Kadai
Zaffron Kitchen
@ 137 East Coast Road
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Established in May 2019, this under-the-radar casual eatery serves large, hearty, communal portions.
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Their rendition has lovely tender flaky boneless king fish fillets, naturally sweet savoury in flavour.
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The gravy is rich and chunky, the notes of soft red onion and juicy tomato coming through against the blend of spices, balanced with vegetal sweet spice savoury salty flavour.
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Chunks of crisp bell peppers / capsicum lend vegetal bitter herbal sweet flavour, while a decorative dried red chili draws the eye.
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Fish Kadai
Indian Tandoor North Indian Restaurant
@ East Village, 430 Upper Changi Road #01-65
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Delightfully thick chunky gravy, with tender red onions and crunchy bell peppers / capsicum, nice vegetal sweet spice salty savoury flavour.
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The taste of tomato is muted, but the blend of spices is pleasant with little fiery heat.
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The battered boneless fillets of king fish are soft and moist, with mild sweet savoury salty flavour. Their rendition pairs well with rice, but not bread.
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Fish Kadai
Peacock Restaurant
@ NEWest, 1 West Coast Drive #01-95
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Their rendition has the most pronounced use of fresh and pureed tomato, including large sliced tomato and tender sliced red onions, resulting in a thick creamy chunky gravy with vegetal sweet savoury spice flavour.
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The boneless cream dory fish fillets are moist and flaky, absorbing the tasty flavours of the gravy. Feels like there's more vegetables though.
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You can request more or less spicy, as the default packs a mild heat.
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Fish Kadai
Al-Azhar Restaurant
@ 11 Cheong Chin Nam Road
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The gravy is thick and chunky, with pleasant mild vegetal sweet spice savoury flavours from the blend of pureed tomatoes, tender sliced red onions, and whole dried red chili.
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The boneless cream dory fish fillets are flaky soft and moist, picking up the tasty notes from the gravy.
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Chunks of crisp juicy bell peppers / capsicum lend a nice vegetal bitter herbal sweet contrast.
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Fish Kadai
Al-Ameen Eating House / Ameen Makan House
@ 4 Cheong Chin Nam Road
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More details:
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