The recipe has been published by Boston Globe and you can find it here.
We are back from Bretton Woods celebrating M’s birthday and he was very excited to ski after five years. (Sigh, I also tried it without much success :sad:). The day started with a nice breakfast and then we took the shuttle to the ski area where we got our boots and skis. Oh Man! Those boots are so freaking tight and heavy. M tried to teach me how to ski with other kids but then I sent him off to the hill where he can do some real skiing. After three hours, we decided to come back to the hotel and take a couple of pictures before M’s birthday dinner. We enjoyed the rest of the day taking pictures here and there and having a delicious birthday dinner at the resort. He told me that this is the best birthday ever. I would love to go back to this resort some other time.
After coming back from the trip, I was crunched for time. So I decided to cook most of my meals in the oven. There are double bonuses of cooking in an oven! I do not have to stand in front of the range all the time, and all recipes get done with much less oil. As you already know, I am not a soup or salad person. I love to eat healthy and I try to stay away from fried food as much I can. That is one of the many reasons why I love baked recipes.
This particular fish recipe is very popular in my mom’s household. She cooks it once every two weeks whenever Dad gets fresh ‘Pomfret’ from the local fish market. Pomfret is an Asian sea fish. I tried to get a frozen pomfret in the Asian grocery in Buffalo but I didn’t like it at all. When M and I went to India last year, mom cooked about two pounds of Masala Pomfret, and he ate almost a pound of it. We both found it incredibly delicious.
Last week, I was browsing Pinterest and found a couple of Indian Spiced Baked Fish recipes. It gave me an idea. I realized that I could do the same with my mom’s Masala Pomfret. I immediately Skyped to ask her for the recipe.
It is pretty simple and does not contain tons of spices because it doesn’t need and other than onion, ginger, garlic, tomato, green chilies and cilantro. Sprinkle some salt, sugar and vinegar and your delicious fish is ready. As this recipe is baked, it takes no more than 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil. So what are you thinking? Try this baked masala fish for dinner tonight! Believe me everyone will pat you on the back 🙂
We had it with hot and steamy white rice, exactly the same way we used to have at mom’s.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds pounds firm-fleshed skinless, boneless white fish fillet, such as pollock, hake,
- 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
- salt to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon tandoori masala
- 1 small red onion (¼ cubed, ¾ finely chopped)
- 1 piece (1 inch ) fresh ginger, sliced
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 1/2 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 Roma tomato, finely chopped
- 1 green chile, seeded and finely chopped
- 1/4 cup cilantro chopped, garnish
Instructions
1. Set the oven at 400 degrees. Have on hand a 10-inch baking dish.
2. In the dish, set the fish in one layer, skinned side up. Sprinkle with vinegar, salt, sugar, and tandoori masala.
3. In a food processor, combine the cubed onion, ginger, and garlic. Work the mixture until it forms a paste. Transfer to a bowl.
4. In a nonstick skillet over medium heat, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil. Add the chopped onion, and cook, stirring often, for 8 minutes. Lower the heat and add the tomato and chile. Cook, stirring often, for 3 to 4 minutes, or until the tomato softens.
5. Add ginger paste and salt. Continue cooking, stirring often, for 5 minutes. With the back of a spoon, spread the paste on the fish, coating it all over. Sprinkle the remaining ½ tablespoon vegetable oil on top.
6. Bake for 15 minutes, or until the fish is opaque and cooked through. Garnish with cilantro and serve with rice.
Wow, love those beautiful clicks and ofcourse the baked fish.
Thank you Jyothi 🙂 Really appreciate for your time
Hey Dolphia, I tried this recipe with salmon filet today, and it came out awesome! I am not a good chef and always feel little nervous when I have guests in my house, …but this is one of the simplest and quick recipes with no extra-ordinary ingredients and yet so delicious! In short it makes my home-style party perfect!! Thank to you for sharing it!
I am glad that, you liked it very much sayantani 🙂
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