Tandoori Spice Fish

Tandoori Fish with Raita

This tandoori fish is little spicy, tangy and delicious. You can use any fish such as Tilapia,Pomfret or Halibut.

Method

 

Fish Preparation

• Wash and cut fish into pieces. Clean the pieces with cold water along with lime and salt, pat dry and place on a plate .
• Roast Cumin and Coriander seeds in a frying pan along with salt until fraganant.
• Crush ginger and garlic and mix along with above seeds .
• Add Red chili, garam masala, peppirica, turmeric and lemon juice to above and mix it well.
• Add Tomato puree to the above and If required blend it in blender  to make a fine paste.
• In a bowl add yogurt and mix the above paste .
• Gently rub the marinade over the fish pieces and marinate for 1 hour.
• Pre-heat the oven to 200˚C. Spread out the marinated fish in a baking dish. Cook for 10-15 minutes on the top rack turning the fish pieces once OR you can also heat pan with oil and place the fish and let it cook on each side for 5 minutes such that the fish is fully cooked.

Raita

 

Cut the cucumber into small pieces and mix with the 3–4 tbsp yogurt and chopped mint and lime juice to taste and spices according to your taste

Serve

 Put Raita on the plate in the center and then keep 2-3 fish pieces on top of Raita and serve it hot.