Spicy Baked Basa is a healthy and very easy to make a dish made using Basa fish fillet which you can make for dinner. It will take under 30 minutes from start to finish this recipe. Here is how to make this oven-baked basa fillet.
What is Basa?
Basa is a variety of Catfish which is native to South East Asia. It’s a very bland fish and takes the taste of the ingredients it is cooked with.
It’s fairly an easy fish to cook with. You can read more about it here.
Basa Fish Recipes
Basa is a very forgiving fish. It is easy to cook and doesn’t smell too fishy. So for the first time fish eaters, it’s the best bet.
You can cook it like any other fish with whichever marinade you like.
I like to substitute Basa in this Lemon Garlic Tilapia sometimes and I also like to make Honey Garlic Fish using it.
Pro Tips by Neha
Use fresh basa fillets to make this recipe. Go to your fishmonger and ask him to fillet the fresh fish for you.
It’s much better and healthier than the frozen ones.
You can use any white fish to make this recipe.
If you are using the frozen Basa, thaw it and drain all the water. Dab the fish with a kitchen towel to get rid of extra moisture.
You can increase or decrease the amount of red chilli paste according to your liking.
Baked Basa in Foil
You can make individual packets of this recipe in aluminium foil. It’s great for outdoor grilling.
Just wrap one piece of marinated fish fillet in aluminium foil and grill for 20-23 minutes.
Open the packet and dig in.
Variations
if you want to make a variation of the baked Basa, then try these marinade instead of the mentioned in the recipe below.
1 tbsp Butter + 1 tsp Paprika + 1 tsp Dried Basil
1 tbsp Olive Oil + 1 tbsp Lemon Juice + 1 ts Dried Thyme + 1 tsp Garlic
1 tbsp Butter + 1 tsp Coconut Oil + 1 tsp Lemon Juice + 1/2 tsp Lemon Zest
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Step by Step Recipe
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. Arrange the basa fillets on a baking tray in a single layer.
Sprinkle salt, black pepper powder and lemon juice all over the fish and keep aside for 15 minutes.
Add oil, red chilli paste, ginger, garlic and tomato puree in a bowl and mix well.
Brush the marinade all love the fish.
Bake for 20-25 minutes until fish is cooked. Serve hot with grilled vegetables.
Spicy Baked Basa Recipe
Ingredients
- 400 g Basa Fillet
- Salt to taste
- 1/2 tsp Freshly Cracked Black Pepper
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
- 1 tbsp Red Chilli Paste
- 1 tsp Ginger (Finely Chopped)
- 2 tsp Garlic (Finely Chopped)
- 2 tbsp Tomato Puree
Instructions
- Pre heat the oven to 180 degrees C.
- Arrange the base fillets on a baking tray in a single layer.
- Sprinkle salt, black pepper powder and lemon juice all over the fish and keep aside for 15 minutes.
- Add oil, red chilli paste, ginger, garlic and tomato puree in a bowl and mix well.
- Brush the marinade all love the fish.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until fish is cooked.
- Serve hot with grilled vegetables.
Sohini
The frozen basa we get here in convenience is something I avoid. Simply because I don’t like the taste of Basa as much. I got hold of some fresh Indian basa fillets this morning and decided to give this recipe a go. Really good. I added very less chilli paste though and substituted the rest with red chilli sauce.
Only because we have very low tolerance for chillies in this house!!
Definitely making this again!!
Neha Mathur
Thnx for trying 🙂
Sandra
Hi:) Which red chili paste did you use?
Neha Mathur
I Sandra, I used my homemade paste. Here is the recipe https://www.whiskaffair.com/red-chili-paste/
GP
Tried the recipe today as i wanted something different from the usual Indian marinade. Absolutely loved it. My husband loved it a lot which is the biggest certificate as he can be a little fussy. Just used a variety of Indian dry red chillies to make the chilli paste. It was simply amazing. Grilled a bit at the end in the oven. Thanks Neha
Neha Mathur
Happy to hear this 🙂
Gurpreet Kaur
I tried baking Basa many times in the oven but it came out to be watery and stale looking. Your recipe is awesome as I’m vegetarian but my whole family enjoyed it. Thank you.
Gurpreet Kaur
I tried baking Basa many times in the oven but it came out to be watery and stale looking. Your recipe is awesome as I’m vegetarian but my whole family enjoyed it. Thank you.
Neha Mathur
Glad to know this 🙂
Ryan
Great recipe I based by first Basa dish on. I used lime juice, chiu chow chili oil and olive oil. Great barbecued. Thanks!
Neha Mathur
Happy to hear 🙂
Ashley
I made this and it came out surprisingly well! Thanks for the recipe.
Neha Mathur
Happy to hear 🙂