Thursday, July 29, 2010

Grilled Pomfret

This week went by very fast. A beautiful surprise from J on my B'day. A quite birthday celebration ..... just the two of us with some mushy moments, good food and wine. He swept me off my feet ! Getting my first blog award. .... life was indeed generous to me. Could not have asked for more. Also glad that I made new friends on the way of blogging ..... it feels so nice when people whom you hardly know applaud you for your work. I thank them all from the core of their heart.
J and I are big time fisheterian This grilled fish is one of our fav. Traditionally it is prepared with mustard paste. The fish is wrapped in a banana leaf and thrown into a traditional chula.
But this variation tastes equally good. It being summer and with weekend around the corner, I thought this is the perfect time to post this recipe. Barbecue/ Grill a fish instead of meat and you will fall in love with the taste.
Preparation Time - 30 minutes
Serves - 1
Ingredients
Whole Pomfret Fish - 1
Plain Yogurt - 2 tsp
Coriander Powder - 1/2 tsp
Cumin Powder - 1/2 tsp
Red Chili Powder - 1/2 tsp
Crushed Kasuri Methi - 1 pinch
Oil - 1 tbsp
Lime Juice - 2 tsp
Salt to taste
Method of Preparation
1 Clean and wash the Pomfret. Wipe dry using a kitchen towel.
2 Make small slits on the fish on both sides.
3 Rub lime juice over the fish.Sprinkle a little salt and rub again.
4 In a bowl mix plain yogurt + Coriander Powder + Cumin Powder + Red Chili Powder + Crushed kasuri methi + Oil and a little salt. Mix well.
5 Marinate the fish well. Make sure you rub the marination on the slits on the fish.
6 Keep in fridge for about 1 hour after marinating.
7 Preheat oven at 350 Degree F.
8 Grill the Pomfret for about 20 - 30 minutes (varies from oven to oven)
Serving Tips
Sprinkle chat masala and a little lime juice before serving. You may also grill some onions and serve along with it.
Notes
Rubbing Lime juice reduces the fish smell. Do not over grill it.
Variation
You may also mix store bought tandoori masala with yogurt. Instead of whole pomfret, try salmon steaks. Tastes equally well.
Other Names
Grilled Pomfret - Tandoori Pomfret.



17 comments:

Rachel said...

Awesome..just the way I like my fish!

Guna's kitchen said...

Yummy.. feels like to tatse it now itself.. luks delicious and nice color.. very tempting click..and good presentation.. happy to follow ur blog

Sensuous2Spiritual said...

Hi Satrupa.

I have walked into my work place just 30 minutes back and stumbled upon this delicious post of yours.

Wonder how will I wade past the day! My mouth just won't stop watering!!!

:) Thank God the weekends around the corner. Have some awesome seafood recipies to fall back on!

Cheers...

Amrita

Urmi said...

I liked your blog very much. I appreciate for your wonderful presentation.Pomfret fish is my favourite. Looks delicious and mouth watering.
You are welcome in my blogs.

Jayanthy Kumaran said...

Never tried this recipe..sounds delicious...!
Am your new follower now...:)
Do drop in at my space sometime.

Priya Suresh said...

Fantastic and definitely a delicious grilled fish, makes me drool..

Akila said...

Stunning grilled fish... just love it...

Lav said...

wow picture looks tempting though am a vegetarian...nice click :)


Lavanya
www.lavsblog.com

Suji said...

Looks delish Satrupa..Perfect grilled...

Suja Manoj said...

Nice recipe..Looks so delicious..perfectly grilled..will surely give this a try.

PranisKitchen said...

pomfret one of our favorite fish .. the griled one looks so delicious..

Hamaree Rasoi said...

Oh my mouth is watering need to say something more !!!

Satya said...

happy friendship day to you too dear ...i got those pastry puffs sheets from Target in frozen section ,in the same aile of frozen pizza n other puffs...hope this information will be helpful to u

Satya
http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

Satrupa said...

Thank you all for the lovely comments !!

The Ketchup Girl said...

can't find pomfret here. But loads of other sea fish. have you tried this with tandoori paste?

Unknown said...

WOW!! Love pomfret, this looks amazing..Yesterday we had tandoori fish(tilapia) for dinner, recipe is a bit different..Will be posting it soon..

PreeOccupied said...

One of my favorite fish! Looks beautiful!

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