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    Indian Baked Whole Fish Recipe / Baked Masala Fish Recipe

    November 25, 2014 By Aarthi 19 Comments

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    This is the recipe which i was talking in my continental baked fish recipe. Hubby loved this one more than that, but my favourite was the lemon baked fish. 

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    This one is a masalafied version of fish. It has all the indian flavours and spices which makes is so yum..The masala just penetrates deep into the fish and makes it more tasty..Loved each bite of it..Hope you will try this out and let me know how it turns out for you..
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    Preparation Time : 10 mins
    Cooking Time : 15 mins
    Baking Time : 35 mins
    Serves : 3

    Ingredients:

    Whole Snapper Fish / Vela Meen- 1 cleaned and deboned
    Tomato Slices few for topping
    Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
    Salt - ½ tsp
    Lemon Juice - 2 tblspn
    For Masala:
    Oil - 2 tblspn
    Onion - 1 medium size chopped finely
    Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tblspn
    Tomato - 2 chopped finely
    Green Chillies - 1 chopped finely
    Curry leaves a sprig
    Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
    Black Pepper Powder - ½ tsp
    Cumin Powder / Jeeraka Podi - 1 tsp
    Coriander Powder / Malli Podi - 1 tblspn
    Garam Masala Powder - 1 tsp
    Salt to taste
    Coriander leaves - 2 tblspn finely chopped
    Mint Leaves - 2 tblspn finely chopped

    Method:


    Preheat oven to 220 Degree C.
    Mix lemon juice and turmeric to a paste. Spread this all over and inside the fish and set aside.
    Heat oil in a pan.Add in curry leaves, onions and cook till golden.

     Add in ginger garlic paste, chillies and cook for a min,
    Add in all the spice powders and mix well.
    Add in tomatoes, salt and cook till the tomatoes turns mushy.

    Add in coriander leaves and mint leaves. Mix well. Masala done..

    Now line a foil, spoon some masala in the bottom. Lay the fish in, spoon some masala into the fish and over the fish. Lay tomato slices over this. Cover and bake this for 30 to 35 mins.

    Remove it and serve hot.


    Pictorial:
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    Take all your ingredients
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    Clean, De Bone & Slash your fish
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    take salt and turmeric in a bowl
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    squeeze some lemon juice
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    mix well
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    Apply this all over the fish
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    Heat oil in a pan
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    add in curry leaves
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    and some onions
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    saute them
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    cook till it turns light golden
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    add in ginger and garlic paste..
    I add some chopped garlic and grated ginger..
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    and some chopped green chillies
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    saute for a min
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    add some chilli powder
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    coriander powder
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    cumin and pepper powder
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    garam masala powder
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    mix well
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    add in tomatoes
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    cook till it turns mushy
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    add a touch of salt
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    mix well
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    add in some chopped mint and coriander leaves
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    mix well
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    Now take a sheet of foil
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    spoon some of the masala in the bottom
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    lay the fish over the masala
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    take some more masala
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    stuff into the fish
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    spoon some over the fish as well
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    lay slices of tomatoes
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    cover it and bake
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    all baked
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    serve hot..
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    Comments

    1. Faheema

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      Wow...lovely baked fish..your step by step recipe is helpful to all...I am not a fish fan but my hubby is a fish fan..I am going to make this for him,some day..I am sure he'll love it..I have doubt..which temperature required to bake this fish??..you didn't mention it

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    2. Aarthi

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      @FaheemaSorry forgot, edited now.

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    3. essie sassoon

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      I love this men polichathu .thanks for the simple directions

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    4. Anonymous

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      How do u debone the fish n yet keep it whole. I just know off fish fillets

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    5. Aarthi

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      @AnonymousI didn't debone...you can ask your fish seller to do it.

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    6. sylvie

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      I didn't know massala was used for fish because Indian restaurants always cook it with chicken in France and I like this dish. I love fish so this recipe should be great for me to experiment new feelings!

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    7. Palanikumar Manoharan

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      Wow your recipes are fantastic. I have tried a lot of them. ..today I am gonna try this fish masala.

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    8. Palanikumar Manoharan

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      The fish turned out to be awesome. Thanks for sharing all your recipes. I know it takes a lot of effort to post them with pictures. Tremendous effort. My favorite dish so far is Nattu kozhi gravy....my wife and kid love it.

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    9. Regi

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      Can I bake karimeen same way ??

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    10. Regi

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      I baked karimeen it turned out amazing

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    11. Aarthi

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      @Regiyes u can bake.

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    12. Namitha Nidin

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      Hi arthi.. I tried many of your recipes.. Its awesome... Please tell me which mode to bake..

      Thanks
      Namitha

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    13. Aarthi

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      @Namitha Nidinu have to bake it in convection mode

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    14. Anonymous

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      Although I did not have all the ingredients, and I had to improvise, I made this fish tonight and it was great success. We loved it and will make it again. Thanks for sharing.

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    15. Ammy

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      Wow fantastic and yummy recipe. i can't control myself. Please add some video about this great dish. I like fish very much. This dish is one of the best indian dish.

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    16. Francis Chirayath

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      I want to know if i can do this baked fish in the tawa and how minute does it take

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    17. Anonymous

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      Hi Arthi, can I go for overnight marination? If so, do I need to wait until the fish returns to room temperature before putting it in the oven? Pls help

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    18. Anonymous

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      Do we need to flip over the fish halfway through the cooking?

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    19. Kichi

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      Your site is ver y very useful for us the beginners.Thanks a ton.Tried out this dish came out very well

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