Description
I have not as yet tried this. I'm posting it for zaar world tour iii. I'm not counting the time for cleaning the fish as most of us buy them pre-cleaned.
Ingredients
- Fish
- Lemon, Juice Of
- Salt
- Fresh Ground Black Pepper
- Garlic Cloves
- Ground Cumin
- Onions
- Oil
- Long Grain Rice
- Hot Water
- Flour
- Lemon Wedge
- Parsley Sprig
Instructions
- Scale and gut the fish and leave the heads on
- Rinse and wipe dry
- Rub surfaces and cavities with lemon juice, salt and pepper
- Cover and leave aside for 30-45 minutes
- Prepare the garlic and mix with the cumin
- Gently fry the onions in oil in a deep pan for 15-20 minutes until very soft and golden
- Wash rice, drain and add to onions
- Stir over medium heat for 2-3 minutes, then add the hot water
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover pan and cook gently for 20 minutes
- Make 3-4 deep slits on each side of the fish and fill slits with garlic-cumin mixture
- Coat fish with flour and shallow fry in hot oil until golden brown and cooked
- Remove fish and keep it hot
- Add about 2 tablespoons of the oil in which the fish was cooked to the cooked rice
- Stir through with a fork, cover pan and leave rice for 5 minutes
- Pile rice on a platter, arrange fish on top and garnish with lemon wedges and parsley sprigs