Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon dried tamarind
  • 2 sea bream, large, gutted and descaled
  • 6 teaspoons fish masala
  • 12 cup cooking oil, of your choice
  • 1 red onion, large
  • 1 stick cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon spices, garam masala or 1 teaspoon Arabic spices
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 140 g tomato paste
  • 1 mug boiling water
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Method

  • Place tamarind into a boiling mug of water and allow to soak.
  • Cut 2 slits on each side of the 2 fish.
  • Rub the fish masala into the cuts and cavity of the 2 fishes.
  • Fry the fish cooking each for between 3 to 4 mins on each side.
  • Place the fish in a ovenproof serving dish.
  • And keep in the oven at 60°C.
  • In the remaining oil, fry the onions until golden in colour.
  • mix in spices, cinnamon stick and soaked tamarind, the remaining water in the mug.
  • Allow sauce to simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Remove the fish from the oven and cover completely with the curry sauce.
  • Then replace it in the oven for a further 5 mins at 100°C.
  • Serve dish with plain rice, pittas, chapatti or Yemeni pan bread "Tawa".