Recipe- Flavorful And Delicious Coriander Fish

Fish dish cooked in a fresh coriander and chilli masala paste and flavoured with fenugreek and coriander seeds. This is a lovely way to cook fish and really get some wonderful Indian flavours working. The aromatics are subtle enough to still enjoy the fish. And the masala paste is fresh and fragrant made with green coriander leaves (and stalks) to product a unique paste.

Ingredients

Marinade

4-6 pieces of white fish, washed and dried
1 tbsp turmeric powder
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp oil

Masala Paste

large handful of coriander with stalks, washed
6 garlic cloves
1 or 2 green chillis
1 tbsp fenugreek seeds
1 tbsp coriander seeds
2 tomatoes, finely chopped

Garnish

1 tbsp garam masala
1 lemon

Method

Marinade

- Sprinkle the fish with salt and turmeric powder and leave to marinade for 15 minutes.

Masala Paste

- In a blender grind the fresh coriander, garlic and green chillies to create a fragrant paste.

- Heat oil and shallow fry the marinated fish pieces, drain on kitchen paper and set to one side.

- While heating the oil in a pan, crush the fenugreek and coriander seeds in a pestle and mortar then add the powder to the pan for a few seconds until fragrant.

- Mix the masala paste into the pan and fry for 2-3 minutes.

- Add the chopped tomatoes and cook for 5-10 minutes until the tomatoes break down.

- Stir in a cup water and bring the sauce to the boil, then reduce the heat and place the fried fish slices into the sauce. Coat the fish and cook for 5 minutes until the fish is cooked through.

Garnish

- Check the seasoning and sprinkle with garam masala and a good squeeze of lemon then serve hot with rice.