Name: Dhania Nariyel Machhhi (Fish cooked into coriander-coconut paste) in Microwave recipe by Indrani Dhar at BetterButter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 37 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Fish : 4 pieces; For Marination; Turmeric Powder : 1 tsp.; Salt to rub on the fish; Lemon juice : 1 tsp.; Ginger-garlic paste : 1 tblsp.; Grind to paste; Fresh coconut(grated) : 1/2 cup; Fresh coriander leaves(chopped) : 1/2 cup; Green chilli : 1; Garlic : 2 cloves(if big), 4-5 cloves(if small); 1/4 cup water; Mustard Oil : 2 tblsp.(for frying)+1 tblsp.(for cooking); Salt to taste

ABOUT Dhania Nariyel Machhhi (Fish cooked into coriander-coconut paste) in Microwave RECIPE

Coriander(dhaniya) and coconut(natiyel) is a never-go-wrong combo for fish dishes and together they create a heart-warmingly flavourful dish. Any kind of sweet water fish, like Salmon, carp(rohu), Tilapia, catfish will work for this recipe.

Ingredients Serving: 4

Fish : 4 pieces
For Marination
Turmeric Powder : 1 tsp.
Salt to rub on the fish
Lemon juice : 1 tsp.
Ginger-garlic paste : 1 tblsp.
Grind to paste
Fresh coconut(grated) : 1/2 cup
Fresh coriander leaves(chopped) : 1/2 cup
Green chilli : 1
Garlic : 2 cloves(if big), 4-5 cloves(if small)
1/4 cup water
Mustard Oil : 2 tblsp.(for frying)+1 tblsp.(for cooking)
Salt to taste

Instructions

Wash the fish. Rub all the fishes well with all the ingredients listed under marination. Keep aside for at least 30 minutes.
Heat 2 tblsp. oil in a frying pan, take out fish pieces from marination and fry them evenly from both sides until lightly brown. Keep aside.
Grind all the ingredients together into a coarse paste. Now in a microwave safe bowl, take the grind paste in a microwave safe bowl, add fried fish pieces, smear each piece of fish into the paste.
Then drizzle 1 tblsp. mustard oil over it. Microwave for 4 minutes on High Power(100% power). Give standing time of 1 minute.
Take out and serve immediately with hot rice.

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