Turmeric sardines in tomato sauce

Name: Turmeric sardines in tomato sauce
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh coriander leaves; 1 small clove of garlic, finely minced; 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; a good pinch of ground cinnamon, to taste but not to overpower; 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 4 plump sardines, scaled, gutted and patted dry with kitchen paper; 1 teaspoon flaked sea salt; 2 tablespoons plain flour or chickpea flour; ½ teaspoon caster sugar; 200 g tinned chopped tomatoes; ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper; ½ tablespoon ground turmeric; juice of ¼ small lemon, to give an edge but not to overpower; ½ teaspoon ground cumin; ½ teaspoon ground coriander; ½ teaspoon flaked sea salt; warmed white rolls, to serve

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

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By Valentine Warner

Published 2014

About

Golden fish on a small red sea bring Sinbad the sailor to mind - only momentarily, though, as this thought is going nowhere. Delicious and just the kind of thing I seek out for a simple lunch or dinner.

Ingredients

½ tablespoon ground turmeric
2 tablespoons plain flour or chickpea flour
1

Fish course
Pescatarian
Soup

Method

For the tomato sauce, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a small saucepan and gently sauté the garlic with the fresh coriander and dried spices for 1 minute, stirring constantly. The garlic must not brown or the spices burn.
Flop in the chopped tomatoes, adjust the hea