Ingredients
- This recipe came to me from chef P Saravanan at the Taj Coromandel in Chennai. This delicious red masala pomfret melts in your mouth and is very easy to prepare.
- Shown in the photo on the left of the paratha.
- INGREDIENTS QUANTITY
- WHITE POMFRET 500 GM
- TURMERIC POWDER 15 GM
- LIME JUICE 15 ML
- DRY RED KASHMIRI CHILLY 80 GM
- SHALLOTS 40 GM
- PEELED GARLIC 25 GM
- TAMARIND PULP 25 GM
- BLACK PEPPERCORNS 10 GM
- CURRY LEAVES 6 SALT TO TASTE
- SUNFLOWER OIL 20 ML
Instructions
- • Wash the fillets and pat them dry with paper towels. Brush with turmeric and lime juice. Cover and reserve.
- • Using a mortar and pestle macerate the dry chillies, shallots, peeled garlic, black pepper, curry leaves and tamarind pulp in a bowl.
- • Sprinkle water and grind the mixture to a smooth paste.
- • Apply the spice paste to the pomfret fillets. Cover tightly and refrigerate 1 hour.
- • Preheat a griddle and sprinkle oil on it. Gently place the marinated fish fillets on the griddle and cook till both sides get an even brown color and the fish is cooked though.
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