Sindhi Spice-Crusted Fish

Sindh province of Pakistan was the country’s gateway to the spice trade in the seventeenth century. This heritage has left a tapestry of culinary influences, with threads from Central Asian and Mughal cookery along with ideas and ingredients brought in with maritime trade.

Tartness and fragrance are both prized, so you will find food sewn with dried pomegranates, plums and mangos and perfumed with rose petals.

This dish is usually made with palla, a river fish, but sea bass