POMFRET

"Pomfret" are found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Considered as one of the most found food for sea food lover. It can be cooked in various ways like steamed, grilled or in Indian style like  

TANDOORI POMFRET

Ingredients:

Pomfret                              1 no
Hung Curd                         250 gm
Ginger & garlic Paste        100 gm
Lemon                                30 ml
Kashmiri Chilly Powder     20 gm
Turmeric Powder                3 gm
Roasted Gram flour            10 gm
Carom seed                         5 gm
Mustard seed(crushed)       3 gm
Mustard Oil                         30 ml
Chopped coriander             50 gm
Salt to taste   
   


Method:

• Wash and clean pomhret properly, trim its fins & tails
• Pat dry it properly with cloth
• Make 3-4 incision with the sharp knife both side
• Marinate it with ginger & garlic paste, lemon juice, carom seed, kashmiri chilly powder and salt, leave it aside for 8-10 minute
• For second marination take a separate pan heat it add some mustard oil in it, add kashmiri chilly powder mix it with heated oil and remove pan from fire
• Cool it down and add hung curd, roasted gram flour, coriander powder, garam masala, sprinkle kasuri methi and crushed mustard seed, mix it well 
• Drain it out from the first marination, and mix marinated fish with second marination
• Cook the fish in medium hot tandoor with help of skewers for 8-10 minute 
• Baste with melted butter on regular intervals
• Slip the fish off skewers on to a serving plate 
• Serve with mint chutny, lachha onion and lemon wedge.