Masala Pomfret

Ingredients:

1. Pomfret fish, cleaned and gashed for stuffing - about 350gm
2. Oil for roasting fish

For marinade:

1. Dry red chillies - 5
2. Pepper powder - 1 pinch
3. Cumin seeds - 1 pinch
4. Fenugreek seeds - 1 pinch
5. Mustard seeds - 1 pinch
6. Turmeric powder - 1 pinch
7. Garlic cloves - 2
8. Ginger, chopped - 1/2 tsp
9. Onion/Shallots, chopped - 1/4 cup
10. salt to taste
11. Lime juice - 1tbs
12. Coconut oil - 1 tbs

For stuffing:

1. Coconut oil - 2 tbs
2. Onion , chopped- 1/2 cup
3. Green chillies, chopped - 1 tsp
4. Ginger, chopped - 1 tsp
5. Tomato, chopped - 2 tbs'salt to taste
6. Egg white - 1 tbs

Method:

1. Grind all the ingredients for marinade
2. Marinate the fish with the above for 3-4 hrs
3. Heat oil for stuffing in a pan
4. Add ginger, green chillies and onion and saute it till onion is translucent
5. Add tomato to the above with salt and cook till tomato is mushy
6. Stuff the fish with the above stuffing and close the opening by brushing egg white
7. Heat oil for roasting in a pan
8. Roast the fish for 8 minutes on each side or till fish is done

Serve Masala pomfret with steaming rice!


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