Pan-fried John Dory in green spice paste with warm apple salad Archive

Ingredients

• 50g/2oz fresh mint leaves
• 50g/2oz fresh coriander leaves
• 50g/2oz baby spinach leaves
• 10g/½oz ginger, peeled, roughly chopped
• 2 green chillies, roughly chopped
• 1½ tsp ground fenugreek seeds
• 2 tsp chaat masala (a mixed spice powder available at some Asian grocers)
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 tbsp gram (chickpea) flour
• 4 fillets John Dory
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 4 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp finely chopped red onions
• ¼ tsp toasted coriander seeds, crushed
• ¼ tsp toasted cumin seeds, crushed
• 1 tsp black sesame seeds
• 2 medium size Queen Cox (or similar) apples, cut in 6x1x1cm/2½x½x½in batons
• 1 tsp lime juice
• ½ tsp curry powder
• 2 tbsp mayonnaise
• ½ tbsp finely chopped mango chutney
• 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh mint leaves
• mixed baby (micro) cress