Spicy Monkfish Bites with a Cucumber and Mint Raita

Name: Spicy Monkfish Bites with a Cucumber and Mint Raita
Yield: Serves Four
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 1 heaped teaspoon chopped mint; 550 g (1¼ lb) monkfish fillets, cut into bite-sized pieces; salt and pepper; 300 ml (10 fl oz) natural yoghurt; juice of 2 limes; ½ teaspoon turmeric; ½ teaspoon paprika; ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom; 2 small cloves of garlic, crushed; oil, for cooking; 1 cucumber

Preparation info

Serves
Four

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Keeping it Simple

By Gary Rhodes

Published 2005

About

Ingredients

300 ml (10 fl oz) natural yoghurt
juice of 2 limes

Europe
United Kingdom
Dinner
Pescatarian
England
Spicy
Gluten-free

Method

In a large bowl, mix together 4 tablespoons of the yoghurt, the juice of 1 lime, the turmeric, paprika, cardamom, garlic and a pinch of salt. Add the monkfish pieces, stirring so they become totally covered.
Peel and split the cucumber lengthways, scraping out the watery