serves
2
prep
45 minutes
cook
45 minutes
difficulty
Easy
serves
2
people
preparation
45
minutes
cooking
45
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
Ingredients
Tomato raita
- 200 g natural yoghurt
- 2 ripe Roma tomatoes, finely chopped
Ginger-garlic paste
- 100 g ginger
- 100 g garlic cloves
Sauce
- 100 ml mustard oil (see Note)
- 500 g Spanish onions
- 35 g long green chillies, chopped
- 50 g ginger-garlic paste (from above)
- 15 g black mustard seeds, soaked in boiling water for 10 minutes or until semi-soft, drained
- ½ tsp chilli powder
- 1 kg ripe Roma tomatoes
Tempering
- 60 ml (¼ cup) vegetable oil
- 15 g nigella seeds
Fish
- 6 mussels, scrubbed and debearded
- 6 medium raw (green) prawns, shelled
- 100 g sugar snap peas
- vegetable oil, for cooking
- 2 x 100 g skinless barramundi fillets, pin-boned
- coriander leaves, to garnish
- steamed basmati rice, to serve
Instructions
For the tomato raita, combine the yoghurt and tomato in a bowl, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
For the ginger-garlic paste, peel the ginger and garlic, place in a food processor and process to a paste. Set aside.
For the sauce, heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium heat, add the onion and cook until lightly golden.
Add the chilli and ginger-garlic paste and cook for 1-2 minutes.
Add the mustard seeds and chilli powder and cook for 1-2 minutes or until fragrant.
Add the tomato and cook until softened.
Transfer the mixture to a food processor and process until smooth. Set aside.
For the tempering, heat the oil in a small frying pan over medium heat, add the nigella seeds and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Pour into a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the pureed sauce and season with salt.
Add the mussels, cover with a lid and cook until they just open.
Add the prawns and sugar snaps and simmer until the prawns are cooked. Remove from the heat and keep warm.
For the fish, heat the oil in a frying pan over high heat, add the fish and cook on both sides until just cooked.
Transfer the fish to a shallow plate, spoon over the mussels, prawns, snap peas and sauce and garnish with coriander. Serve with the rice and raita on the side.
Chef’s notes
• Mustard oil is available from health food stores and Indian grocers.
This recipe has been edited by SBS Food and may differ slightly from the series.
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
