Seafood Recipes - Masala-stuffed Fish

Ingredients

• 1 large haddock or salmon

• juice of 3 lemons

• salt and pepper

• 45 ml/3 tbsp ghee

• 25 g/1 oz/1/4 cup blanched almonds

• 25 g/1 oz/3 tbsp raisins

• 6 spring onions (scallions), sliced

• 100 g/ 4 oz peas

• 100 g/ 4 oz mashed potatoes

• 5 ml/1 tsp ground turmeric

• 5 mill tsp garam masala

• 75ml/5 tbsp chopped ginger root

• 5 green chilies, thinly sliced

• 45 ml/3 tbsp chopped fresh mint

• 45 ml/3 tbsp chopped fresh coriander (cilantro)

• 1 egg, beaten

• 45 ml/3 tbsp mustard oil

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Method:

1. Clean the fish, rub inside and out with the juice of a lemon and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Leave to stand for I hour.

2. Heat the ghee and fry the almonds and raisins for 2 minutes then remove from the pan. Add the onions and fry until soft.

3. Stir in the peas, potatoes, turmeric, garam masala and ginger then remove from the heat and leave to cool. Stir in the lemon juice, almonds, raisins, green chilies, mint and coriander. Bind the mixture with the egg and stuff into the fish.

4. Tie up to hold the fish together. Heat the mustard oil and fry the fish for about 30 minutes until cooked through. Serve hot with fried tomatoes and potatoes.