It's amazing how a weekend charges you up for the week, especially when you make a dish that everyone enjoys! One such dish is this, when we wanted to try something new. Here's the recipe for a simple weekend meal.
Method:
Ingredients:
Emperor Fish:- 6 Fish fillets (Emperor fish or any fish of your choice)
- 1 tbsp of freshly grated ginger
- 1 tbsp of freshly grated garlic
- pinch of turmeric
- pinch of asafoetida
- 1/2 a lemon
- 4 tsp chilli powder
- 2 tsp of salt
- 1 cup of finely slices Purple Cabbage
- 1 cup of diced Cucumber
- 1/2 cup of diced pear
- 1 cup of diced Zucchini
- 1 tsp of butter/ olive oil
- 1 tbsp of chopped coriander
- 1 tbsp of chopped walnuts (optional)
- Salt
Method:
- In a bowl mix all the seasonings and bring it together with a squeeze of lemon juice.
- Coat the fillets such that the marination sticks well to the fish. Let it rest for 45 minutes.
- Note do not use a single drip of water, the fillets will have to be patted with a kitchen towel if you have rinsed it.
- In the meantime, heat a girdle with a little olive oil or butter on high and saute the zucchine and cabbage for about 2 - 3 minutes. Set aside to cool.
- In a serving bowl, toss the cucumber, pear, cabbage, zucchine, nuts and coriander. Sprinkle the nuts and salt.
- For the fish, coat the pan with oil for shallow fry over medium heat. Drop the fillet gently.
- This should not take more than 3-4minutes for each side of the fillet to cook. Depends on the thickness of the fillet, do be watchful. If you over cook it, it dries out and all the juiciness you are dreaming off will turn nightmarish.
- Serve the Emperor fish with the salad, relish a perfect wedding right on your plate! Bon Appetit!