Spicy Tilapia-Vegetable Rice

Ingredients

• 4 Tilapia filet
• 2 cups basmati rice
• 1/2 green bell pepper minced
• 1 large tomato minced
• 1 large onion minced
• 1 clove garlic minced
• 1 red hot chili minced (optional)
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1/4 cup cooking vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/4 cup flour
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons parsley leaves

Instructions

1. Wash, peal, and mice vegetables accordingly.
2. Pat dry the fish filets with a kitchen paper towel then sprinkle both sides with some salt, pepper, turmeric, and flour.
3. In a large deep nonstick pot over medium high heat, pour the oil and fry the fish for 2 minutes on each side until it's golden, remove from pot and place over a kitchen paper towel.
4. In the same pot and over medium high heat saute the minced onion for 2 minutes then add garlic and saute for 1 minute, add green bell pepper and tomato and saute for another 2 minutes. Add tomato paste, cardamom, salt and pepper with continues stirring fry for 2 minutes. Remove the sauce from pot and set aside.
5. Wash the rice, strain and place in the pot over high heat, add 2 cups of warm water and 1 teaspoon of salt cover the pot and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium low, stir the rice then pour sauce over the rice, cover the pot again and cook rice for 30 minutes. Plate, garnish with some parsley and serve.

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