Oven roasted fish tikka

 

Ingredients (3 servings):

500g fish fillet cut into small bite size pieces
2-3 tbsp. yogurt
1 tbsp. ginger garlic paste
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp red chili powder
1 tsp coriander powder
3 tsp oil
2 tsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp Ajwain or as know in English as carom seeds ( omit if you don’t have them at home )
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
salt to taste

Preparation:

Fish needs to be marinated for 2-4 hrs. so prepare accordingly.

Combine the yogurt, ginger, garlic paste, salt, lemon juice, black pepper, red chili powder, carom seeds, Coriander powder and oil and whisk to mix.

Take a shallow big container and put the fish pieces in it, Pour the marinade on top and nicely coat the fish pieces. Cover the container with a lid and refrigerate to marinate for 2-4 hrs.

When ready to serve – Pre-heat the oven to 200 degrees.

In a baking tray covered with foil, lay each piece of the fish. Bake for 10 minutes, turn sides of the fish, bake for 10 minutes again, Now change the oven settings to broil and let the fish broil for 2-3 minutes.

Garnish with chopped green cilantro, onion slices and lemon wedges.

Serve hot with green mint chutney.