Ghalieh mahi

Method

1. 1 Marinate the fish fillets, cut into pieces, with turmeric powder and salt for 15 minutes.
2. 2 Finely chop the herbs, then sauté them with garlic and chili peppers for 12 minutes until they darken and become fragrant.
3. 3 Mash the tamarind with hot water, strain to extract the juice, and pour it into the pot of vegetables.
4. 4 Mix some flour with water and add it to the pot. Simmer for 15 minutes until the sauce thickens and becomes mildly sour.
5. 5 Add the fish to the pot, simmer gently for 12 minutes without stirring vigorously to prevent the fish from breaking apart, and serve with basmati rice.

With an appliance

• Oven 1 hr

  Replace step 5: place the fish in the sauce, cover the pot tightly and simmer on the middle rack of the oven at 170 degrees for 12 minutes; keep step 4 as is to allow the flour to cook and the sauce to thicken before adding the fish.