Baked Fish Curry

Baked Fish Curry

Ingredients

500 gm pomfret
2 tsp ginger-garlic-green chillie paste
1 tsp coriander seeds
1/2 cup freshly grated coconut
1 tsp fennel seeds
1/2 cup small sambhar onions, peeled
1/2 cup vinegar
1 tsp salt
4 tsp coconut oil

For the garnishing

2 tsp fresh coconut oil
2 tsp curry leaves, roasted
1 tsp coriander leaves, chopped

Method

1. Clean fish and cut into large pieces. Make slits with a fork.

2. Roast the coriander seeds into the fennel seeds and grind it to a paste.

3. Grind the coconut and the sambhar onions to a paste.

4. Mix the masala, seed and coconut paste and the salt till well combined .

5. Smear the fish pieces with paste.

6. Grease the banana leaves with the coconut oil and line it on a thick bottomed pan. Place the fish pieces on it. Pour vinegar over the piece and cover it again with the greased banana leaves. Cover it with the lid and place on the lid red coals. Cook the fish on slow fire till tender. The same dish can be made in an electric oven.

7. Remove the contents from the fire and transfer to a serving dish.

8. Garnish it with roasted curry leaves and the chopped coriander leaves. Spoon coconut oil over it.

8. Serve hot with rice.