Fish in Hot Sauce Recipe
Indian Recipes

Ingredients:

four 250 g/8 oz
4
4
60 ml/2 fl oz/1/4 cup
4
1 cm/1/2 inch piece
1 clove
1 tsp
1/4 tsp
3 tsp
6 tsp

whole fish, such as mackerel, trout, grey mullet or blue fish, cleaned
dill sprigs
lime slices
vegetable oil
spring onions, sliced
fresh root ginger, grated
garlic, crushed
mustard seeds
cayenne pepper
tamarind paste
tomato puree (paste)
dill springs and lime slices, to garnish

Method:

1. Wash fish and pat dry with absorbent kitchen paper. Slash 2 or 3 times on each side, tuck a sprig of dill and a lime slice inside each fish, then set aside. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a small pan. Add onions and cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes, until softened. Add ginger, garlic and mustard seeds and fry for 1 minutes more, until mustard seeds start to pop.

2. Stir in cayenne pepper, tamarind paste, tomato puree (paste) and 90 ml/3 fl oz/1/3 cup water. Bring to the boil and simmer, uncovered, for about 5 minutes, until thickened slightly. Meanwhile, heat grill. Place fish on grill rack, brush with remaining oil and cook for about 5 minutes on each side, basting occasionally with oil, until flesh flakes easily. Serve hot with the sauce, garnished with dill and lime slices.

Serves 4