Mustard Fish

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Paste -
Yellow mustard seeds
brown mustard seeds
green chillies

Fish marinade -
Salt
Red chilli powder
Haldi (turmeric)

Fish pieces - use cod/salmon/monkfish as desired
Coconut milk - to taste
Mustard oil

Method

Marinade the fish in salt, haldi and red chilli powder and keep aside

Grind together the mustard seeds and green chillies with minimum water required to make a coarse paste.

Preheat over to 180 deg C.

In a baking dish, layer the marinaded fish. Spread paste thickly over the fish and  add coconut milk as required to make curry. Sprinkle 1 tsp of mustard oil over the fish and paste.

Bake in oven for 25 min or till done.

Serve with steamed rice.

Alternative recipe - equally quick and easy.

Fish marinade:
Haldi
Salt
Red chilli powder to taste
Marinade pieces of fish in this mixture.

Dry grind yellow mustard seeds to a fine powder. Mix in salt, red chilli powder, haldi and mustard oil. Can add ground fresh green chillis, or split green chillis with seeds removed, depending on the level of spice required. Add water to make a thin paste.
Layer the fish in a baking dish and spread the paste thickly over the fish, making sure the fish is coated all over with the paste. Sprinkle 1 tsp mustard oil over the fish and paste, and cover with aluminium foil.
Put this dish in a bigger dish with water, and bake/steam in oven for 25-30 minutes, till done.

Serve with steamed rice.