TAWA FISHI FRY

Sliced fish seasoned with aromatic spices and shallow fried. Preparation Time : 1 1/2 hours Cooking Time : 10 minutes Servings : 4

Ingredients

King fish (surmai), sliced 500 grams Lime juice 1 tablespoon Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon Salt to taste Mustard oil 1 tablespoon + to shallow fry Onion , chopped 1 small Cumin seeds, roasted 1/2 teaspoon Coriander seeds, roasted 1/2 teaspoon Ginger, chopped 1 1/2 inch piece Garlic, chopped 10 cloves Red chilli powder 1 tablespoon Black pepper powder 1/2 teaspoon Tomato, sliced 1 medium Lemons, cut into wedges 2 Fresh mint leaves 10-15

Method

Apply lemon juice, turmeric powder and salt to the fish pieces and set aside for twenty to twenty five minutes.Heat one tablespoon mustard oil in a pan. Add onions and sauté till translucent. Add cumin seeds, coriander seeds, ginger and garlic and sauté for a minute more. Add red chilli powder and black pepper powder and take it off the heat. Set aside to cool. Grind to a smooth paste adding a little water if required. Marinate the fish slices in this paste and set aside for an hour in the refrigerator. Heat a tawa on medium heat and smear a little mustard oil on it. Arrange the marinated fish on the tawa. Drizzle a little mustard oil around each fish slice and cook on a medium heat till crisp. Flip and cook on the other side till crisp. Drain and place on an absorbent paper. Arrange the fried fish on a plate. Spread tomato slices around them. Garnish with lemon wedges and mint leaves and serve hot.