Balti Fish Curry

A very delicious dish of fish. I always used to love the Balti dishes whenever we go to a restaurant and hence I thought of doing this Balti fish curry. Balti dishes usually has marinated pieces of meat and spices cooked in high flame.

Ingredients:

•  Fish fillets - 250 gms
• Bay leaf - 1
• Ghee or oil - 50 ml
• Onions - 2 (chopped)
• Salt - 1tsp
• Water - 100 ml

     For marinade

• Ginger paste - 1/2 tsp
• Garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
• Fresh red chillies - 3 (chopped finely)
• Ground coriander - 1 tsp
• Ground cumin - 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1tsp
• Chilli powder -  1tsp
• Salt - 1tsp
• Water - 1 tbsp

Method:

•  To make the marinade mix all the ingredients given under marinade ingredients to form a thin paste. Add the fish fillet and leave to marinate for 30 minutes, or upto 4 hrs in the refrigerator.
• Heat the ghee or oil in a large frying pan over a medium high heat, add the onions with salt and cook until   very soft and golden. 
• Add the fish fillets and the marinade to the pan and stir in the water. Bring to boil, then simmer for 5 to 10 minutes spooning the sauce over the fish and carefully moving the fish around until well cooked and flake easily. 
• Serve warm.