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Goan rava fish Niçoise
Goan rava fish Niçoise, from above
Non vegGoa x France

Goan rava fish Niçoise

Salade niçoise swaps tinned tuna for crisp rava fried fish and a kokum dressing. Nice, very nice.

45 minTime
44 gProtein each
mediumSpice
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Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
703kcalsame
44 gproteinsame
8 gfibresame
45minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

2 servings
Fish2 firm fillets, seer or mackerel
Ginger garlic paste2 tsp
Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp
Kashmiri chilli powder1 tsp
Lemon juice1 tbsp
Rava (semolina)⅓ cup
Rice flour1 tbsp
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)5 tsp
Potato6 baby potatoes
Green beansa big handful, trimmed
Egg2
Tomato1 large, in wedges
Black olives8
Lettuce2 handfuls
Onion¼ red onion, sliced
Kokum3 petals
Prepared mustard1 tsp
Olive oil4 tsp
Sugara pinch
Saltto taste

Method

6 steps
  1. 1Rub the fish with the ginger garlic paste, turmeric, chilli, lemon and salt. Marinate 15 minutes. Soak the kokum in 2 tbsp warm water.
  2. 2Boil the potatoes in salted water on medium heat for 12 minutes, adding the beans for the last 3 minutes. Drain and cool the beans in cold water.
  3. 3Lower the eggs into boiling water and cook 8 minutes. Cool in iced water, peel and halve.
  4. 4Mash the kokum in its water and strain. Whisk the liquid with the mustard, olive oil, sugar and a pinch of salt.
  5. 5Mix the rava and rice flour and press the fish into it. Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat and fry the fish for 3 to 4 minutes a side until crisp and it flakes easily.
  6. 6Arrange the lettuce, halved potatoes, beans, tomato, egg, olives and onion on plates. Set the fish on top and spoon over the dressing.
Serve it like this

Arrange each element in small groups around a wide plate, the fish propped on the potatoes in the middle. Spoon the rosy dressing over and around.

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