When I came to the US, I was hesitant about cooking fish, unsure about how it will taste, smell and feel. My adventures started slowly after eating fish at other friend's homes first. I started with Shrimps, Tilapia, Catfish and slowly I was begining to experiment myself shedding my inhibitions.
So, when my friend U and I saw fresh fish in the market, we grabbed the last two pieces. Thinking of things to make, I decided to bake it. U suggested mint marinade paste and I added the tomatoes. The result was delicious.
Here is the recipe.
Ingredients:1 Fish (it can be cooked whole, fillets or cut in pieces)
3-4 springs of mint (you can make it a mix of mint and cilantro)
7-8 grape tomatoes (you can make it 1 plum tomato)
1 clove Garlic
1 red Chilli
1 Tspoon Honey
1/2 Tspoon Basil (fresh basil is even better)
1/2 Tspoon Lemon Juice
1/4 Tspoon Turmeric powder
Salt and Pepper to Taste
Method:
Mix the fish with salt, turmeric and lemon juice. Keep it aside for 15 minutes.
In the meantime, grind all the ingredients to a rough paste.
Mix the marinade paste well with the fish and let it sit for atleast a couple of hours.
Heat the oven to 350 F. Bake the fish for 20-25 minutes.
Serve it hot.
My favorite combination is rice, dal and fish.
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Looks soooo good:) personally, I like my either the way you make it, or fried on the pan.. somehow when I am scared to bake fish myself...worry that I will ruin it..
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Thanks U for the idea.. it tasted delicious. Next time, it's your recipe ;-)
ReplyDeleteBaking turned out great. Maybe we can even do it together next time.
would you mind telling me what kind of fish it was. I am used to fry the fish but now I am trying to cut oil and deep fry and I don't think all the first work well with baking. If you would let us know that kind of fish,that will be much helpful. Thanks.
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