herbed pan-grilled fish

Salmon or sometimes sea bass are the only fish liked and appreciated wholeheartedly in my home. However, you get such a lot of different fish here, so I wanted to try them out. Tengirri is one of the popular fish that you get here. I was confused as if it is similar or is the Indian fish "surmai" .... after a long discussion with facebook foodie community members and friends and research on the web/google searching for images, I am still not sure :)  ... However, the fish was tasty. So here is how I made it. 

Ingredients:

• 7-8 tengirri fish steaks (or any other fish that  you like)
• 1 small bunch of coriander leaves
• 1 red or green chili(I removed the seeds)
• 7/8 garlic cloves
• 1/2 lemon juiced
• salt
• oil to grease the pan

Recipe:

• Wash and clean the fish. Keep it on kitchen paper towel to drain out excess moisture.

• Sprinkle salt on the fish on both sides.

• Roughly chop the coriander leaves, garlic cloves and chili with a mortar and pestle... or blitz it for 20/30 secs in a food processor or a blender. Add lemon juice to it. Add some salt if needed.(remember you have already salted the fish) .... I forgot to take picture at this step....!!!

• Pour about 2-3 tsps of the above marinade over the fish steaks.

• Rub the marinade on both sides on the fish.

• Cover the dish with the fish with a plastic wrap and leave it for about an hour or more -- up to 24 hours (I used some of the steaks, the next day)

• When ready to cook, grease the pan with some oil... about 1-2 tsp and heat the pan on medium heat.
• Lay the marinated fish steaks on the hot pan with some distance between each piece, and let them cook for 2-3 minutes.

• Flip and cook for another 2-3 minutes. The marinade will dry and cling to the foil. It is approximate time, but the fish gets cooked very fast, so do not keep it on the heat for long.  

• Serve straight from the pan, sizzling hot with lettuce leaves or mixed salad.
• It makes a yummy appetizer.

Quantity:

• I made two fish pieces per person, along with rest of the regular meal.

Notes:

• You can also bake the fish in a foil at 180 degrees for 10 minutes. The texture is different. 
• I have also used the same marinade on my favorite fish salmon, and tastes awesome.