Goan green-masala-stuffed grilled pomfret

Goan green-masala-stuffed grilled pomfret

(Heavenly if grilled by the beach, this Goan style green-masala grilled fish is easily one of my most FAV recipes of all time!)
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PrepTime : Serves : Cook Time
20Min 4-6 20Min

Ingredients :

4 small white pomfrets or 2 big ones
salt, pepper & lime-juice to marinade

For the masala:
1 bunch mint leaves
1.5 bunch coriander leaves
2 large onions chopped
1 tsp garlic-ginger paste
salt to taste
oil to cook
1/4 cup tamrind extract
1 tbsp vinegar
1 tsp garam masala
1/4 tsp cinnamom pwd
1/4 tsp cardamom pwd
1/4 tsp turmeric pwd

Cooking Instructions :

Remove everything from inside the fish cavity- wash well. Make a slit about 2cm away from & along the top edge (away from the stomach cavity) and run your knife in gently to form a pocket. Repeat on the other side. Do this for each whole fish. Rub lime, salt & pepper all over & inside the fish grooves & cavity for 1/2-1 hour. Grind the leaves with a little water to a paste. Fry onions in oil till light grown, add the garlic ginger paste & powder spices & fry well. Then add the tamarind & vinegar along with salt to taste. Add the leafy paste & fry for 2 minutes. Wash the fish & apply this masala all over & inside the fish grooves & cavity & set aside for 10-15 mins. Spray oil on the fish & grill open until it is cooked.