Oven Tandoori Pomfret

 

Ingredients

• Pomfrets (fish) , gutted and washed 2
• Salt to taste
• Lemon juice 2 tablespoons
• Ginger garlic paste - 2 tablespoons
• Yogurt 3/4 cup
• Egg 1
• Gram flour (besan) 2 tablespoons
• Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Chilli Powder - 2 tablespoons
• Garam masala powder 1 teaspoon
• Melted butter 2 tablespoons or two cubes of butter

Method

First smell to de-neutralize odour of the fish.

Make incisions on the fish and rub the salt and lemon juice all over. Set aside for twenty - thirty minutes.

Mix together the ginger-garlic paste, yogurt, egg, gram flour, turmeric powder, chilli powder and garam masala powder. Rub the mixture over the fish and leave to marinate for about one -two  hours in the fridge.

Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF/Gas Mark 4. Put the fish in the baking tray in the preheated oven or in a moderately hot tandoor for about 20 to 25 minutes.

Baste with melted butter or add the cubes on top and cook for another 5 minutes.

 

 

 

The base of the recipe is from various recipes from the internet with the own variations of the master chef - moi.

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