Cod Steaks in a Spicy Tomato Sauce

Name: Cod Steaks in a Spicy Tomato Sauce (Timatar wali macchi)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1¼ teaspoons salt; 2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped; 175 g/6 oz onions, peeled and finely chopped; 1 teaspoon fennel seeds; ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric; 9 tablespoons vegetable oil; ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1 teaspoon black mustard seeds; ¼ teaspoon Garam masala; ½ teaspoon roasted cumin seeds, ground (optional); 400 g/14 oz can of chopped tomatoes; 2 teaspoons ground cumin seeds; 4 cod steaks, weighing about 1 kg/2 lb 4 oz

Timatar wali macchi

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cookery

By Madhur Jaffrey

Published 2023

About

I like to serve this with Rice with peas and Spinach cooked with onions.

Ingredients

4 cod steaks, weighing about 1 kg/2 lb 4 oz

Asia
India
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Pat the fish steaks dry with kitchen paper. Rub them, on both sides, with ¼ teaspoon of the salt, ¼ teaspoon of the cayenne and the ¼ teaspoon turmeric. Set aside for 30 minutes.
Heat 4 tablespoons of the oil in a saucepan over a medium heat. When hot, put in the fennel and mustard seeds. As soon as the mustard seeds begin to pop (this just takes a few seconds)