Fish in Green sauce

I haven't had a chance to blog a lot lately. Managing home and work has been pretty challenging. Besides, with the advent of spring, our social life is at its peak with outings, dinners, lunches and barbecue going on all time time. So blogging kind of took a back seat. I am not saying that I have stopped cooking - just that I haven't really gotten down to putting pen to paper. As I got out of my hibernation and back to the corporate world, I have learned quite a few quick meals which are healthy and really quick to make. Some hot favorites with DH are pasta marinara with a healthy dose of veggies and slight asian flavor. But that probably could be my next post. Today's menu is going to be a side dish of fish in green sauce that you can serve with some stir fried vegetables or like me, with vegetable fried rice (another recipe to be posted soon).

Now, you could use any kind of fish. Unless you are using this along with indian meals, I would recommend boneless fillets like tilapia or catfish. But if you want, you could alleviate the spice level and serve it with delicious sol kadhi and rice as well.

So getting to the recipe, you would need -

1-1/2 cup Coriander leaves
3 green chillies
1 big clove of garlic
1 inch ginger
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
salt to taste
1/2 lb boneless tilapia fillets (I love this recipe with Catfish as well)

Rub turmeric and salt to the fish fillets and keep aside for 1/2 hour. Grind the remaining ingredients into a smooth paste. Pour it on the fish and rub the fillets with the green sauce. Add salt as necessary. I keep the paste as smooth as a runny hummus, not too dry. Keep aside for 2 hours.

Now, heat a deep dish pan and spray cooking spray well. Then place the fish fillets next to each other. Pour in the remaining sauce and let it cook on a low flame. Cover with a lid. After 3-4 mins., turn to cook the other side. Tilapia is very tender and might break easily if not handled with care. I make this very dry - let all the water evaporate. Once cooked, serve with your meal of fried rice or stir fried veggies.