Fish With Basil And Pomegranate Seeds

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 large red chilies
• 6 garlic cloves
• 2 inches gingerroot
• 2 tablespoons lime juice or 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 4 -6 fish fillets
• flour, for coating
• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 inches gingerroot, grated
• 2 teaspoons garlic, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons cumin seeds, dry-roasted
• 3 tablespoons pomegranate seeds
• 3 large tomatoes, chopped
• 2 tablespoons basil leaves, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons coriander leaves, finely chopped
• salt

Recipe

• 1 mix the garlic chili, ginger, and lemon or lime juice into a paste.
• 2 then mix in the turmeric powder.
• 3 coat fish fillets with paste and let sit for 30 minutes.
• 4 in a heavy-bottomed frying pan, heat the oil.
• 5 sieve the flour lightly over the fillets and fry on both sides until golden (2 - 3 minutes).
• 6 place on a serving dish and cover with foil to keep warm.
• 7 reserve cooking oil.
• 8 if needed, add one tablespoon oil to the reserved oil and heat.
• 9 add ginger, garlic, cumin and pomegranate seeds.
• 10 stir-fry 1 minute then add the tomatoes, basil, coriander leaves and salt.
• 11 simmer gently for 2 minutes and pour over the fillets.