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This is a variation on ''Fish in red chilli chutney'' taken from Mr Pushpash Pent's wonderful "[[India]]" recipe book: ISBN 978-0714859026.
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|TotalCalories = 1275
|PortionCalories = 318
|DatePublished=28th April 2013
|Author=Chef
|ImageComment = Rather hidden amongst [[pilau rice]]
|Servings = Serves 4
|Difficulty = 2
|TotalTime = 1 hour, 35 minutes
|PrepTime = 1 hour, 15 minutes
|CookTime = 20 minutes
|Image = [[Image:Basa in red chilli chutney recipe.jpg|middle|none|alt=Electus]]

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====Best recipe review====

''Thank you Mr Pushpash!''

4/5 

A clever idea as I just love coconut, and basa.

 [[User:PSmith|Paul R Smith]] 
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{{RecipeIngredients

| 750 g skinless [[Basa fillets|basa fillets]]
| 1 tablespoon [[Vegetable oil|vegetable oil]]
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'''[[Marinade|marinade]]'''
{{RecipeIngredientsNB
| 1 teaspoon [[Ground|ground]] [[Turmeric powder|turmeric powder]]
| 6 [[Cloves of Garlic, peeled and crushed|cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed]]
| 1 tablespoon [[Lime juice|lime juice]]
| 1 teaspoon [[muscovado sugar]]
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'''[[Red chilli|red chilli]] paste'''

{{RecipeIngredientsNB
| 3 [[Dried|dried]] [[Chile de Arbole]]
| 40g (1.5 oz) [[Desiccated coconut|desiccated coconut]]
| 1 tablespoon of [[coconut block]] dissolved in a tablespoon of boiling water
| 1 tablespoon [[White wine vinegar|white wine vinegar]] (''no more'')
| 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
| Pinch of salt

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===[[Mise en place]]===

* Mix the [[Marinade|marinade]] ingredients together and coat the fillets well on both sides.
* [[Refrigerate]] for 1 hour or more to allow the flavours to mingle. The longer, the better!
===Method===

{{RecipeMethod

| Add the chilles, [[Desiccated coconut|desiccated coconut]] and [[Vinegar|vinegar]], [[salt]] & [[vegetable oil]] to a [[Food processor|food processor]] or [[Mortar and pestle|mortar and pestle]] and grind to a fine paste.
| If the mixture is too dry, add a little water, drop-by-drop.
| Heat the [[Oil|oil]] in a [[Frying pan|frying pan]] and [[Stir-fry|stir-fry]] the [[Chilli|chilli]] paste for a minute or so.
| Reduce the heat and add the [[Basa|basa]] and 120 ml of hot water.
| [[Simmer]] vigorously for 8 minutes or until the [[Fish|fish]] flakes easily and most of the liquid has been reduced.
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Image:Basa coconut chutney cooking.jpg|thumb|300px|right|At the start of the cooking process
Image:Basa coconut mixture.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Basa in marinade & coconut mixture before blending
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===Serving suggestions===
Carefully remove with a [[Fish|fish]] slice and serve on a bed of [[Plain boiled rice|plain boiled rice]].
===Recipe source===

* Idea taken from Mr Pushpash Pent's wonderful "[[India]]": ISBN 978-0714859026.
===Variations===
Any firm bodied [[Fish|fish]] fillets

Using 6 birds eye chilles instead of the [[Chile de Arbole]] is likely to be more authentic, i just happen to prefer [[Chile de arbole|chile de arbole]].
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