Easy Tasty Healthy Grilled Fish

Ingredientsfor 2 servings

• 8 piece Fish — cut into 1.5" x 1.5", batang or any big fish of your choice
• Salt Usually I add one teaspoon
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
• 11/2 tsp *Red chilly powder
• 1 Teaspoon Coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp *Black pepper powder
• Water As reqd to make a fine paste of the above masala powders
• 2 tsp Oil — optional
• 1/2 Of Lemon — optional
• 1 nos Onion — optional
• *Adjust quantity as per your spice intake. You can test it by tasting the paste for marination

Preparation

1. Step 1

   Wash the fish pieces and set aside.

2. Step 2

   Mix all the powder ingredients and salt with water to make a paste.

3. Step 3

   Marinate the fish pieces with the paste and keep for atleast 1 hour.

4. Step 4

   In an oven safe tray, arrange aluminium foil in the form of a plate, big enough to spread the fish pieces.

5. Step 5

   Optional - Apply a coat of oil on the flat surface of foil.

6. Step 6

   Arrange the fish pieces on the foil so as the pieces do not touch one another.

7. Step 7

   Set your oven option to grill between 180 - 220 degree celcius.

8. Step 8

   Put the tray with fish in aluminium foil on the top slot.

9. Step 9

   After 10 - 15 minutes, the oil from fish fat and water will start to come out.

10. Step 10

    Flip the pieces at this point and in every 10 minutes.**.

11. Step 11

    Switch off the oven when the fish pieces turn dark brown outside.

12. Step 12

    Arrange the grilled fish on a plate.

13. Step 13

    Serve while still hot.

14. Step 14

    Optional - Sprinkle the lime juice on the fish and garnish with onion slices.

15. Step 15

    **The preparation time depends on fish type and your taste. I make it really crispy. In that case, sometimes you may smell burning, as the water coming out of fish is burnt dry in the foil.