Masala Fish

[SazzyC0]

Hi, my boyfriend is cooking this tonight and wants me to get the ingredients / recipe for the masala. When I google Masala Fish, it comes up as a kind of marinade for the fish but he insists it should be wet, surely its not just masala curry on a piece of fish?? Is he wrong (it has been known!) ?
Has anybody tried this before? TIA

[jack daniels]

here you go

http://www.indobase.com/recipes/details/fish-m asala.php

[pastafreak]

I did a bit of hunting...both in my cookery books,and on the web. A 'masala' is simply a mixture of spices.....either dry,or as a paste. If a paste-I would rub the fish with it,then leave to marinate for several hours....this if you are cooking a whole fillet. But if using chunks of fish....such as cubed cod loin or monkfish...I would cook the paste first...then-when the spices are amalgamated and less 'raw' I would add the fish. This may be the better option as fish does not have a long cooking time.
Madhur Jaffrey has a recipe in one of her books for Masala Steak.....this has a paste made up of ginger,garlic and onion. There is also a paste,which includes ground coriander,cumin seeds,mustard seeds,turmeric,and cayenne pepper.