Skate or Ray (Pakat) Fish Lonvas is a cooling curry apt for the warm summer weather.
Pakat (ray or skate fish) belongs to the batoid family and supposedly closely related to mushi (shark fish). We haven’t delved into how, but that’s what science says. Anyway, they’re a tasty fish that’s easy to eat since they don’t really have any bones and are made up entirely of cartilage.
Over here in Mumbai, we usually eat it either of these two ways – fried or in a curry. The fried ray fish is good and goes well with red dal and rice. The curry version is perfect and does not need any dal as an accompaniment. This curried version is what we East Indians call a lonvas. A good cooling curry, ray fish lonvas is perfect for the hot summer weather. Without further ado, here’s the recipe.

Pakat/Skate/Ray Lonvas Curry
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Ingredients
- 1 Pakat (Skate/Ray Fish)
- 12 Garlic Cloves or Garlic Flakes
- 8 pieces Amboshi (Sun dried mango)
- 2 sprigs Curry Leaves
- 2 Tablespoons Bottle Masala
- 4 Tablespoons Coconut Ground
- 2 Green Chillies
- 2 Tablespoons Oil
- 1 Tablespoon Salt
- 1 Tablespoon Rice Flour Optional
- 500 ml Water
Instructions
- Crush the garlic with a mortar and fry it in oil for 2 minutes.
- Add the chilies, salt, coconut, bottle masala, and curry leaves and 200 ml water and cook on a high flame for about 5 minutes.
- Add the amboshi and about 300 ml more water and cook for another 2 minutes (still on the high flame.)
- If you want the curry thicker, you can mix rice flour and a little water. Add this to the curry and let it boil for a minute.
- Lastly, add the fish pieces and continue cooking on the high flame for about 3 minutes till done.
- Serve with plain rice or rotis or apas.
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Nutrition (Per Serving)
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