FISH TIKKA MASALA RECIPES

Steps:

• 1 Cut fish in 2-3cm thick cubes then place in a plastic bag with yoghurt, first honey measure, lemon juice and garlic. Massage bag so fish is evenly coated with marinade mixture. Set fish aside.
• 2 Meanwhile, turn grill on and prepare sauce. Place cumin, coriander and fenugreek in a large dry frying pan and heat until they smell toasted and fragrant. Transfer to a blender (or mortar and pestle) and grind. Add the next six ingredients and process again until smooth. Pour the mixture in pan and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and leave to simmer gently.
• 3 Meanwhile, arrange fish pieces on a lightly oiled, foil-covered tray then grill about 5cm from the heat for 5 minutes. Add garam masala and coriander to the sauce. Stir to mix. Gently add grilled fish and simmer for 2-3 minutes longer. Serve on top of cooked rice.

Steps:

• Trimmed the fish fillet and wash.
• Patt dry the fillet completely using a kitchen towel or paper.
• Now cut it into cube size pieces about 1 1/2 inch long
• Mix them with 1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder, 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice, 1/2 ginger garlic paste and a small pinch of salt. Leave it for 10 minutes.
• Take yoghurt in a mixing bowl and mix with remaining red chilli powder ginger garlic paste, cumin powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, black pepper powder, lemon juice and salt. Pour the remaining oil as well.
• Whisk everything well to make a fine paste or masala.
• Now mix the fish cubes with this paste and coat them evenly from all sides..
• Keep them marinated for 3 - 4 hours
• Baking the fish Tikka
• If using wooden sticks then soak them in water for 30 minutes
• Preheatt the oven and place a silver foil on a baking tray
• Thread the marinated fish pieces one by one in the shewer after discarding excess marination.
• If using vegetables like onion, pepper then thread them alternatively with the fish
• Brush some butter or oil over the fish and bake for 10 minutes at 240° C
• Remove them and flip to another side brush oil and bake again for another 5 minutes or till crisp golden.
• Remove and serve hot
• Fish Tikka on tawa
• To make fish Tikka recipe on tawa, heat a iron skillet tawa with one teaspoon oil in high flame for 1 minute
• Now slow the gas flame to low and place the marinated fish pieces one by one on the tawa after removing excess marination from them.
• Roast to them for 3 minutes and then flip them to another side and cook further 3 - 4 minutes
• The fish pieces are start to become crisp golden. When done remove and serve.