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Title: Spicy Coconut Fish Fillets
Categories: Fish, Indian
Yield: 4 Servings

2 tb Corn oil
1 ts Onion seeds
4 Dried red chillies
3 Garlic cloves, sliced
1 md Onion, sliced
2 md Tomatoes, sliced
2 tb Dessicated or shredded
Coconut
1 ts Salt
1 ts Ground coriander
4 Flatfish fillets such as
Plaice, sole or flounder
Each about 75g(3oz)
150 ml Qtr pint water
1 tb Lime juice
1 tb Chopped fresh coriander
(cilantro)

1. Heat the oil in a deep round bottomed frying pan (skillet) or a
karahi(wok). Lower the heat slightly and add the onion seeds, dried red
chillies, garlic slices and onion. Cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring once or
twice.

2. Add the tomatoes, coconut, slat and coriander and stir thoroughly.

3. Cut each fish fillet into 3 pieces. Drop the fish pieces into the
mixture and turn them over gently until they are well coated with the
mixture.

4. Cook for 5-7 minutes, lowering the heat if necessary. Add the water,
lime juice and fresh coriander (cilantro) and cook for a further 3-5
minutes until the water has mostly evaporated. Serve immediately with rice.

Imran C.

Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by "I. Chaudhary"
on Apr 27, 1997