Fish Mattfi

• 1 tablespoon dried tamarind
• 2 sea bream, large, gutted and descaled
• 6 teaspoons fish masala
• 12 cup cooking oil, of your choice
• 1 red onion, large
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon spices, garam masala or 1 teaspoon Arabic spices
• 3 garlic cloves
• 140 g tomato paste
• 1 mug boiling water
• 1 teaspoon salt

1. Place tamarind into a boiling mug of water and allow to soak.
2. Cut 2 slits on each side of the 2 fish.
3. Rub the fish masala into the cuts and cavity of the 2 fishes.
4. Fry the fish cooking each for between 3 to 4 mins on each side.
5. Place the fish in a ovenproof serving dish.
6. And keep in the oven at 60°C.
7. In the remaining oil, fry the onions until golden in colour.
8. mix in spices, cinnamon stick and soaked tamarind, the remaining water in the mug.
9. Allow sauce to simmer for 5 minutes.
10. Remove the fish from the oven and cover completely with the curry sauce.
11. Then replace it in the oven for a further 5 mins at 100°C.
12. Serve dish with plain rice, pittas, chapatti or Yemeni pan bread "Tawa".

tamarind, bream, fish masala, cooking oil, red onion, cinnamon, garam masala, garlic, tomato paste, boiling water, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/fish-mattfi-523335 (may not work)