Baked Fish In Coconut Milk Recipe

Name: Baked Fish In Coconut Milk Recipe
Prep time: 90 min
Cuisine: South Indian Recipes
Ingredients: 1 kg Fish fillet; cut into medium; 2 tablespoon Oil; 2 Onion; finely chopped; 2 tablespoon Lemon juice; 2 teaspoon Garlic; minced; 2 teaspoon Ginger; minced; 1 teaspoon Green Chilli; minced; 2 Tomatoes; sliced into roundels; 1/4 cup Oil; For spices; 2 tablespoon Coriander Powder (Dhania); 1 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera); 1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder; 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi); 1/2 teaspoon Fennel seeds (Saunf); coarsely ground with mortar pestle; Salt; to taste; 1 cup Coconut milk; thick (canned or fresh); 2 tablespoons Coriander (Dhania) Leaves; finely chopped

By Admin

Prep Time Total in 90 M

Course Dinner

Cuisine South Indian Recipes

Diet High Protein Vegetarian

Baked Fish in coconut milk is a delicious healthy recipe that goes well with plain steamed rice and is a great meal option for the weight watchers. Coconut milk thickened and flavoured with some Indian spices is then baked with marinated fish fillets to get tender, warm and flavourful healthy dish that can be served either as a side dish or even as main course.

Ingredients

1 kg Fish fillet
cut into medium
2 tablespoon Oil
2 Onion
finely chopped
2 tablespoon Lemon juice
2 teaspoon Garlic
minced
2 teaspoon Ginger
minced
1 teaspoon Green Chilli
minced
2 Tomatoes
sliced into roundels
1/4 cup Oil
For spices
2 tablespoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)
1 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera)
1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
1/2 teaspoon Fennel seeds (Saunf)
coarsely ground with mortar pestle
Salt
to taste
1 cup Coconut milk
thick (canned or fresh)
2 tablespoons Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
finely chopped

Instructions

Step 1

To begin making the Baked Fish In Coconut Milk recipe, in a mixing bowl, add lemon juice and oil and mix it with the fish fillets

Step 2

Let the fish marinade for 1 hour in refrigerator

Step 3

Pre heat the oven to 350 degree C

Step 4

In a fry pan heat 1/4 cup of oil and fry onion till golden

Step 5

Add minced garlic, ginger and green chilies and stir for 2 mins

Step 6

Now add tomatoes, spices, crushed fennel seeds and salt to taste

Step 7

Fry for 3 to 4 minutes till tomatoes are tender

Step 8

Add coconut milk and simmer for 5 minutes until thick

Step 9

Take the fish out from the fridge and arrange them on a greased baking tray or a cast iron pan

Step 10

Bake the fish for 10 mins

Step 11

Pour the coconut milk sauce all over the fish

Step 12

cover the baking tray/pan tightly with aluminium foil and return to the oven to bake for another 15 minutes

Step 13

Carefully remove the pan and the foil and garnish with chopped coriander and serve hot

Step 14

Serve Baked Fish In Coconut Milk along with Steamed rice for a weeknight dinner