Tele Bhaja

when
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the only thing that can bring some comfort to your life is this --->

pomphret exotica

this is ofcourse an innovative recipe(aparent from the name, isn't it?). will work well with most sea fishes (a huge pomphret in this case) as long as you have this very pretty looking spice. it is called 'anaras-ke phul' in mysore. sure it has some other names, here's what it looks like in case you know it by some other name.

(the name is star anise of course, acknowledgement to my far more knowledgable friend)

the basic procedure is the same as most grilling/ baking recipes... slitting the fish... rubbing with salt and lime... and setting it aside for a while. then comes this magic ingredient. it is gounded and fried in about 1 teaspoon of butter. and now the fish is drenched in this exotic smelling butter..placed in a baking tray... covered with onions and tomatoes that are cut in to rings and put in a microwave in combo (grill+bake) mode for about 15 mins. (the fish needs to be tunrned over once in between).

juices from the tomatoes and onion tricles into the fish mixes with the spice and lime and the result is this really exotic smelling and tasting dish.