Ingredients

• 750 gm —- cod, hake or snapper fillets or steaks
• 2 cloves —- garlic
• 1 piece —- (1 inch) ginger root grated
• ¾ cup —- each loosely packed flat leaf parsley, cilantro leaves
• 3 tbsp —- olive oil
• 2 tbsp —- orange juice plus more for thinning
• 1 tsp —- cumin
• 1 tsp —- hot paprika
• 1 tsp —- lemon zest
• ½ cup —- coriander seeds
• 1/8 tsp —- saffron (optional),
• 1/8 tsp —- cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp —- ground re pepper
• ½ tsp —- salt

Baked fish Preparation:

1. Heat oven to 232 C.
2. combine garlic, ginger, parsley, cilantro, olive oil, orange juice, cumin, paprika, lemon zest, coriander seed, saffron, cinnamon & red pepper in a blender or a mortar & pestle; blend to a paste.
3. Season fish fillets with salt; rub in half of the spice mixture.
4. Place fillets in a greased shallow baking dish; cook until fish is just cooked through.
5. Then the remaining half of the spice mixture with orange juice to make a smooth sauce; spoon over fish fillets.