Tilapia baked with marathi spices

Ingredients:

2 fillets of Tilapia

Marinade:

1 green chilly

3 cloves of garlic

1/2" piece of ginger

2 tsp red chilly powder

1 tsp turmeric pwd

4 tsp coriander pwd

1-1/2 tsp garam masala(all spice powder)

3 tsp black pepper powder

2 tsp roasted clove powder

2 tsp cardamom powder

1 tsp cinnamon powder

3 tsp roasted cumin powder
2 tsp dried mango powder(amchur powder) -- most important ingredient :)

1 tbsp of vegetable oil/mustard oil
2 tbsp lime juice
1/2 tsp sugar

salt to taste

Method:

1. Make a paste of marinade ingredients(you can ad a little water or increase the quantity of lime juice to aid the blending process).
2. Make small cuts on the fillets so that the marinade can reach the inside of the thickest part of the fish.

3. Rub the marinade on the fish fillets and set aside in the fridge for a minimum of 15 minutes (up to maximum one hour).

Cooking the fish:
1. Pre-heat the oven up to 425 F.
2. Cook the fish in baking dish for 30 minutes.

The way to know the fish is cook is if the fillet had completely turned opaque white in the middle of the thickest part.

You can serve the fillets over brown rice with some green coriander chutney.

Enjoy! :)