Monday, September 6, 2010

Pomfret in Lemon and Coriander







I am compeltely hooked to the television program 'Radhuni' hosted by Ms Mollika on Akash Bangla at 5:30 in the evening. And I know many more bengalis like me who have love for cooking and eating are completely bowled over by the recipes shown by Mr. Debasish, the chef who amicably churns out simple dishes which make us drool over the food until Mollika the lucky lady gets to taste it.
One among many of such simple recipes is a Chinese preparation of fish, Pomfret in Lemon and Coriander. Its very easy to make and so I coaxed my loving husband into preparing it. After all who doesn't want her food to be prepared and served by her love? :)
The ingredients needed are:
1. Cornflour 2. Ajinamoto 3. Lemon juice 4. Salt 5. Chopped Garlic 6.Coriander 7. Pomfret 8. Red and Yellow Bell Peppers (Optional).I used Red and Green deseeded chillies.

Marinade the Pomfret with all the first four listed above.
Steam the marinated fish and keep one a servind dish. Though this was in the original reciped we liked it deep fried.
Now this is how we prepared the white Sauce.
1. Heat some oil in a sauce pan.
2. Saute the chopped garlic
3. Add a cup of water to it.
4. Add 2 tbl sp lemon juice.
5. Take 1 tbl sp of cornflour and make a very thin solution with water.
6. Add this to the sauce
7. Add the chopped bell peppers.
8. Add Salt and Ajinamoto.
9. Add chopped cilantro/coriander.
10. I also added some 1 tbl sp of Oyster sauce to it.

Stir well for 5 min and when it comes to a good consistency, neither very thick nor very light, the sauce is ready.
Pour the sauce over the steamed Pomfret and serve with steamed rice.








4 comments:

  1. Dear L
    Feel good to see that we Bongs are getting into Pomfret eating...such a nice recipe...I am slowly shifting out of sweet water fish ( very painful) but cant eat pesticides which has become part of sweet water fish these days...
    I have frozen pomfret, Mackerel, sardines..cleaned at the fisheries and sold in Delhi...much better than the ones normally available at the fish-monger....
    will try tomorrow with Mackerel, if you permit...
    Thank you so much for sharing this dish.

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  2. Thanks Ushnish! Please try the recipe and post the pic. Will be very glad to view it.

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