Fish Cooked In Tomato Almond Gravy recipe by Ruhana Ebrahim

Ingredients

• 1 - 1 1/2kg fresh line fish
• 1 small onion grated
• 1 tablespoon aamli juice/lemon juice
• 2 teaspoon ground garlic
• 2 teaspoon crushed coriander
• 2 teaspoon freshly grated coconut
• 2 cups fresh tomato puree
• ½ cup almonds
• 1 large onion sliced/chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoon crushed cumin
• 1 ½ teaspoon fresh ground red chilli
• ½ cup oil
• ½ teaspoon turmeric
• 1. Clean, wash and slice fish in pieces. Drain well. (Get the slicing done at fishery).
• 2. Roast unblanched split almonds on tawa till browned. Leave half.
• 3. Grate the other half and mix with dry spices, garlic, chillies, lemon, coconut, grated onion and 1 teaspoon oil.
• 4. Keep aside ¼ of the masala and smear the rest on fish pieces. Marinate for an hour in fridge.
• 5. Put in greased baking tin & pour half of oil over it. Cover with foil and bake for 30min in 180degC oven.
• 6. Fry onions in remaining oil, when they begin to change color, add tomato puree and remaining masala.
• 7. Simmer for few minutes till spices intergrated in curry.
• 8. Remove foil from fish and pour marinade all over and around fish.
• 9. Garnish with remaining split almonds and sprigs of curry leaves.
• 10. Bake till fish is done.