Baked Fish with Mandi Rice

Name: Baked Fish with Mandi Rice
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: 250 g Basmati rice (soaked 1 hour); 2 tbsp Cooking oil; 1.5 cups Water; 1/2 Chicken stock cube; 1/2 cup Hot water; Handful cup Raisins; 1 Green chillies (sliced); 1 small Onion (chopped); 1 Bay leaves; 1 small Cinnamon stick; 1 Black cardamom; 2-3 Cloves; 1/2 kg Fish (cleaned); 1.5 tbsp Lemon juice; 0.75 tbsp Coriander powder; 1 tbsp Cumin powder; 0.25 tbsp Garam masala; 0.5 tbsp Carom seeds powder; 0.5 tbsp Garlic paste; 1 tbsp Green chilli paste; 20 g Tamarind; 0.5 tbsp Red chilli powder; 0.75 tbsp Red chilli flakes; 0.5 tbsp Salt

Yousra Mashkoor @FancyNoodles

Grilled fish with mandi rice

Yousra Mashkoor @FancyNoodles

Grilled fish with mandi rice

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Ingredients

2 servings

Rice
250 gBasmati rice (soaked 1 hour)
2 tbspCooking oil
1.5 cupsWater
1/2Chicken stock cube
1/2 cupHot water
Handfulcup Raisins
1Green chillies (sliced)
1small Onion (chopped)
1Bay leaves
1small Cinnamon stick
1Black cardamom
2-3Cloves
Fish
1/2 kgFish (cleaned)
1.5 tbspLemon juice
0.75 tbspCoriander powder
1 tbspCumin powder
0.25 tbspGaram masala
0.5 tbspCarom seeds powder
0.5 tbspGarlic paste
1 tbspGreen chilli paste
20 gTamarind
0.5 tbspRed chilli powder
0.75 tbspRed chilli flakes
0.5 tbspSalt

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Steps

1

Weigh the cleaned fish, then mix all spices and pastes.
2

Cut the fish from the middle, open it, and score the back.
3

Rub the spice mix all over the fish, including the cuts.
4

Marinate for 24 hours in the fridge.
5

Preheat oven to 425°F (215°C).
6

Bake fish 10 min on one side, then 10 min on the other.
7

Grill on top for a charred finish. By increasing the oven heat to 500F and moving the fish to top grill
8

Heat oil in a wok. Add cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, bay leaves, and onion. Sauté 2 min.
9

Add green chillies and raisins. Sauté 1 min.
10

Add soaked rice, mix, and remove from heat.
11

Dissolve stock cube in hot water, add to rice.
12

Add 3 cups water and salt. Mix well.
13

Bring to boil, then cook on medium until water is absorbed.
14

You can also fry some nuts and onions to garnish the rice