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Fried melon and red mullet with a ginger pickle, nasturtium leaves, wild rice and a kaffir lime foam
Photo: Pille R. Priske

Fried melon and red mullet with a ginger pickle, nasturtium leaves, wild rice and a kaffir lime foam

24 ingredients 1 hr Serves 2 openrecipes

Storing the melon in a sealed bag has a magic effect on the flavour. Go all out with the cheffy touches here with lime foam, deep-fried wild rice popcorn and edible nasturtium leaves.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

729
Calories
16g
Protein
48g
Fat
65g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 16 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Wild Rice 1 cup cooked (164g) 166
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Sesame 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Melon not in our table 0
Rapeseed Oil not in our table 0
Tamarind not in our table 0
Asafoetida not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 piel de sapo melon
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 2 fillets red mullet
  • 3 tbsp rapeseed oil
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 2 tsp sesame seeds
  • 200g/7oz root ginger
  • 1 green chilli
  • 1 tsp red chilli powder
  • salt
  • 100g/3½oz tamarind
  • 100g/3½oz palm sugar
  • pinch asafoetida
  • 1 dried red chilli
  • ½ tsp mustard seeds
  • 5-6 curry leaves
  • vegetable oil
  • 50g/1¾oz wild rice
  • , to taste salt
  • 200ml/7fl oz full-fat milk
  • 4 lime leaves
  • 1 tsp lecithin
  • handful of nasturtium

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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