Green Pepper Fish Roast

This month's recipe is fish cooked in fresh green peppercorns...

Green peppercorns

 Black,white & green peppercorns are all products of the same plant,but each is harvested  & handled differently.Green peppercorns aren't ripened & have fresh flavor & less pungent....
Don't they look attractive :)They are sold in the market during this season & I love using this spice in non--veg recipes:)
So here's a lovely recipe fish cooked in green peppercorn sauce.....

Serves:3
Ingredients:

• 300 gm or slice rawas fish or pomferet.
• 2+1 tbsp coconut oil or any other oil.
• 2/3 cup shallots /sambar onions.
• 4 garlic clove .
• A small piece ginger.
• 1 tomato chopped.
• Salt to taste.
• 2 tbsp green peppercorns.
• 1 green chilly.
• A pinch of sugar.
• Few curry leaves.
• 1 tsp turmeric powder.
• 1/2 tsp jeera powder.
• 1''cinnamon.

Method:

• Wash the fish well, make a paste of 1/2 tsp turmeric powder,1 tbsp crushed green peppercorns,jeera powder, a pinch of salt & rub well on both sides of the fish & keep aside.
• Heat 1 tbsp oil in pan add the shallots,ginger,garlic,green chilly & saute for 5 min add 1/2 tsp turmeric powder,tomato & green peppercorns & fry till tomato is cooked.
• Take off the flame cool & grind to a fine paste.
• Heat 2 tbsp oil in a non-stick pan, place the marinated fish & fry lightly on both sides,
• Remove the fish from the oil & keep aside.
• In the same pan (if required add little more oil) add the curry leaves & the cinnamon saute for sec.
• Add the ground paste,salt to taste,pinch of sugar & 1/2 cup water let it boil for another 3 min.
• Add the fish & cook on medium heat till the fish is done,the water evaporates &the masala coats the fish & the oil floats on top.

Note: If you don't have green peppercorns can use the black peppercorns.