Baked Tamarind Basa

Ingredients list for Baked Tamarind Basa

• 2 Basa cut into 2 inch pieces
• 4 Tamarind Paste
• 1/2 cup Tamarind paste
• 2 cloves Garlic chopped
• 2 teaspoons Red chilli powder
• 1/4 cup Castor sugar (caster sugar)
• to taste Salt
• 10-12 Dried apricots soaked seeded and pureed
• 1 teaspoon Castor sugar (caster sugar)
• 1 teaspoon Green chilli paste

Method

1. Preheat oven at 180°C. For tamarind marinade, mix together tamarind paste, garlic, red chilli powder, castor sugar and salt in a bowl.
2. Add fish pieces and mix well and set aside for twenty to twenty-five minutes to marinate.For apricot sauce, heat a non-stick pan; add apricot puree, castor sugar and half cup of water and mix well.
3. Cook till the puree is thick and smooth. Add green chilli paste and cook for a minute. Remove from heat and set aside.
4. Place the fish equally on the four banana leaves and fold them into parcels. Arrange them on a baking tray and bake in the preheated oven for ten to twelve minutes or till the fish is done. Serve hot with apricot sauce.

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