Pomfret Green Ghee Roast

 

The Mangalorean Ghee Roast is quite popular in restaurants all over India and abroad. The traditional ghee roast is an amalgamation of aromatic spices, red chillies and clarified butter (Ghee). It is fiery red and simply delicious. 

The Green ghee roast is a twist to the traditional recipe. This version of the dish is served at a popular local restaurant in Mangalore. The same masala could be used for prawns, squid and chicken.

INGREDIENTS

 7-8 medium size pomfret

Coriander leaves - one handful

Mint leaves - 4-5 sprigs

Spinach (Palak) leaves - 10

Green chillies - 5-6 

Ginger - 1 inch

Garlic - 8-10

Tamarind pulp - 1tsp

Onion - 1 small

Haldi - 1/2 tsp

Juice of half a lime

sugar / jaggery - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves - 2-3 sprigs

Ghee - 4-5 tbs

Oil  - as required

Salt to taste

 For the dry powder

Coriander seeds - 1 tsp

Jeera - 1 tsp

Whole peppercorns - 1tsp

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Fennel seeds -1 tsp

Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp

The ground masala paste

METHOD

• Clean and wash the fish and drain out excess water.
• In a pan dry roast coriander seeds, jeera, pepper, mustard, fennel and Fenugreek till aromatic.
• Cool and blend to a fine powder
• In a blender add together the coriander leaves, onion, mint,  spinach, ginger, garlic, green chillies, tamarind pulp, haldi along with the dry masala powder and blend to a fine paste. 
• Do not add water.
• Take out the ground masala paste into a bowl and add salt. 
• Now apply a little of this masala to the fish and marinate for an hour.
• Heat ghee in a pan and add the curry leaves.
• Once they start to splutter, add the masala paste and fry till the ghee separates.
• Add the sugar/ jaggery to balance the taste.
• Turn off the flame and add juice of half a lime.
• Take out the the fried masala into a bowl and set aside.
• In the same pan heat some oil and fry the marinated fish on either side till it is almost cooked.
• Now apply a tablespoon full of the fried masala paste onto either side of the fish and fry for about a minute or two.
• Serve hot.

Fried green ghee roast masala

Apply fried masala paste onto either side of the fish and fry