Fish Bake, the Anglo Indian Way
Fish Bake. Gorgeous Katla steaks. The zing of mustard paste. The warmth of ginger. The fiendish heat from green chilies. The freshness of green coriander leaves. The perfume of ghee. All baked to sublime perfection. Yet another East meets West recipe from Thakumar Khata. Enjoy !!!
Ingredients
- 4-5 pieces Katla maach steaks
- 2 eggs
- 3 onion finely chopped
- 2 tbsp green chilies finely chopped
- 2 tbsp onion paste cooked
- 2 tsp ginger paste
- 1/4 cup coriander leaves chopped
- 2 tbsp yellow mustard seeds
- 1 tbsp black mustard seeds
- 1.5 tbsp tomato sauce
- 1/2 vinegar
- 1 tbsp black pepper corns freshly ground
- 1 tbsp breadcrumb
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1.5 tbsp ghee
- salt to taste
- ghee for greasing
Instructions
- Marinade the fish steaks with a little salt. Heat oil in a pan, shallow fry the fish steaks. Allow them to cool enough to handle. Mash roughly, deboning the fish steaks carefully. Keep aside.
- Pre-heat the oven to 180C.
- Soak both the mustard seeds in warm water for 15 odd minutes. Drain from water, make a smooth paste along with two green chilies and a pinch of salt.
- Whip two eggs in a bowl with a little salt.
- Take the deboned fish steaks in a mixing bowl, add the onion paste, ginger paste, mustard paste, chopped onions, green chilies, coriander leaves, breadcrumbs, black pepper powder, whipped eggs, ghee, tomato sauce and vinegar. Give it all a hearty mix.
- Grease the baking mould generously with ghee, add the fish mix. Level with back of a spoon. Bake for 20 minutes. Serve hot.