Baked Fish

Finally managed to bake fish satisfactorily. Was inspired after relishing baked fish at an Arabic restaurant, although another version of the same; fish pollichethe is very common in Kerala. The fish we tried at the restaurant was the Nagroor (Silver Grunt) or Karukaruppan in Malayalam . After trying other fishes, realized that the Nagroor turned out best.

Ingredients

1- Fish  - 1 KG
Split open the fish along it's spine lengthwise and spread it flat. You can leave the skin and the scales. Clean it with salt and lemon juice.

Marinade for fish

2- Black Lemon Powder, Cumin, Turmeric, Pepper powder - 1 tspn each
3- Chilly Powder - 2 tbspn
4- Coriander leaves - a bunch
5- Lemon juice - 2 lemons
6-  Olive Oil - 3 tbspn
7- Garlic and ginger - 1 tbspn each

Grind/crush the above and rub it on the fish along with crushed bay leaves. (2 nos). Leave it overnight in the fridge.

For masala

8- Onions - 2 nos. cut finely
9- Tomatoe - 1 nos cut into small pieces
10 - Giner and garlic - finely diced 1 tbspn
11- Garam Masala - 1 tspn
12- Chilly pdr - 1 tspn
13 - Coriander pdr - 1 tspn

Method

Saute the onions along with ginger and garlic. Add the powders and toss for a few seconds and then add the tomato and fry until almost dry.

Place the marinated fish on a tin foil and spread the masala. Close it and bake it for 40 - 50 minutes. Open the foil and grill it until the masala browns.