Spiced flathead with spinach and mint raita

Recipes / Fish

In this dish its all about relishes. So cool of with this Indian yoghurt sauce.

Recipe «Spiced flathead with spinach and mint raita» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 15 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 150g chickpea flour or plain flour, 1/2 tsp ground turmeric, 60ml vegetable oil, 8 x 100g pieces flathead fillet or other firm white fish, Coconut green beans, to serve , 40g ghee or butter, 1 clove garlic, finely chopped, 150g baby spinach , 2 spring onions, thinly sliced, 1 Lebanese cucumber, halved lengthwise, seeded, finely chopped, 360g Tamar Valley Greek Style Yoghurt, 1/2 tsp ground turmeric, 1/4 tsp brown mustard seeds, Fresh mint leaves, to taste.

Ingredients:

  • 150g chickpea flour or plain flour 
  • 1/2 tsp ground turmeric 
  • 60ml vegetable oil 
  • 8 x 100g pieces flathead fillet or other firm white fish 
  • Coconut green beans, to serve 
  • 40g ghee or butter 
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 
  • 150g baby spinach 
  • 2 spring onions, thinly sliced 
  • 1 Lebanese cucumber, halved lengthwise, seeded, finely chopped 
  • 360g Tamar Valley Greek Style Yoghurt 
  • 1/2 tsp ground turmeric 
  • 1/4 tsp brown mustard seeds 
  • Fresh mint leaves, to taste 

Instructions

  1. To make raita, melt 20g ghee in a pan over medium heat. Add garlic and 1/2 teaspoon salt, and cook for 1 minute or until fragrant. Add spinach and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until wilted. Cool, then combine with onions, cucumber, mint and yoghurt in a bowl. Return pan to low heat, then melt remaining 20g ghee. Stir in turmeric and mustard seeds, then spoon over raita. Makes 2 1/2 cups.
  2. Sift flour with turmeric into a bowl, then season with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large pan over medium heat. Dust fish in flour, then cook, in 2 batches, for 1 minute each side or until just cooked.
  3. Serve fish with raita and beans. Clarified butter, from supermarkets.