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Tilapia with Curried Onions

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes

Ingredients

Curry Onion Topping (Khulta)

  • 2 lbs yellow onions
  • 1 lb tomatoes
  • 1/2 bunch parsley, roughly chopped
  • 1 tbsp curry powder
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 2 tsp vinegar
  • salt to taste

Fish

  • 4 pieces tilapia or any white fish
  • 1.5 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp lemon
  • black pepper
  • salt

Instructions

Tilapia

  1. Heat the oven to 375 degrees F. 

  2. Drizzle the tilapia pieces with olive oil and lemon. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. 

  3. Bake the tilapia for about 12 minutes, or until the fish is cooked through. 

Curried Onion Topping (Khulta)

  1. Pick the parsley leaves from their stems. Wash the parsley. Finely chop the parsley, and set aside. 

  2. Thinly slice the onions and tomatoes. Set aside. 

  3. In a medium sized pan, heat a few tablespoons of oil. Add the sliced onions. Sprinkle with salt. Cook on low to medium heat, until the onions are nearly caramelized. Add more oil as needed, if the onions start to stick to the pan. 

  4. When the onions are nearly caramelized, add the curry and cayenne powders. Stir for a few minutes. Add the vinegar, and stir. The onions should now be tender, with a rich yellow color. 

  5. Add the tomatoes to the onions. Sprinkle some salt. Cook on medium heat until the tomato slices have dissolved. 

  6. Add the chopped parsley. Stir into the onion and tomato mixture. Turn off the heat. 

  7. Spoon the tomato onion topping, or khulta, onto the fish. Serve by itself, or alongside rice or bulgur.