Pan Fried Basa with Sweetened Pineapple Sauce

Ingredients list for Pan Fried Basa with Sweetened Pineapple Sauce

• 400 grams Basa Fillets cut into 2 inch pieces
• 8-10 cloves Pineapple chopped
• to taste Salt
• 1 tablespoon Lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons Oil
• a few Spring onion greens chopped
• For Pineapple Sauce
• 1 small Pineapple cut into ½ inch cubes
• 1 tablespoon Butter
• 8-10 cloves Garlic chopped
• 1/2 inch piece Ginger chopped
• 1 small Onion chopped
• 1 stalk Spring onion green chopped
• to taste Salt
• 2 tablespoons Milk
• For Soyabean Stick
• 1 cup Soya flour
• 1 small Onion chopped
• a pinch Turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder
• 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds

Method

1. Marinate the fish with garlic, salt and lemon juice. Set aside for 10-15 minutes.
2. To make the pineapple sauce, melt the butter in a non-stick pan. Add the garlic, ginger and sauté for a minute.
3. Add the onion and sauté till translucent. Add the pineapple cubes and sauté for a minute.
4. Add the spring onion green, salt and milk and mix well. Cook for a minute and set aside.
5. To make the soyabean stick, combine together soyabean flour, onion, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt and cumin seeds in a bowl. Add sufficient water and knead into a firm dough.
6. Roll the dough into a half inch thick roti and cut into 5 inch thick strips.
7. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai and deep fry soyabean strips till golden brown. Drain on absorbent paper.
8. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in another non-stick pan and shallow fry the fish fillets till golden brown on both sides.
9. Pour the pineapple sauce in a serving plate and assemble the fish fillets.
10. Add the chopped spring onion greens and garnish with soyabean sticks.
11. Serve immediately.

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