Mackerel Fish Curry | Recipe for Mackerel Fish
A tangy Mackerel Fish Curry recipe with coconut. This simple recipe gets ready in under 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- 3 medium Mackerels washed and cut into 2 - 3 pieces
- ½ tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Salt
Ingredients for masala paste
- ½ cup Fresh coconut
- 7 - 8 Dried Red Chillies
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- 7 - 8 Garlic flakes
- ½ Onion sliced
- ½ tsp Fenugreek seeds
- 1 lime-sized Tamarind ball soaked in warm water
Instructions
- Marinate mackerels with salt and turmeric powder and set aside for 5 to 10 minutes
- Grind the ingredients for the masala to a smooth paste
How to make Mackerel Fish Curry
- Pour the masala paste into a vessel and add water to make the required gravy. Wash the blender jar and use the same water.
- Now place this vessel on a medium flame and allow the curry to come to a boil. Cover the vessel if you wish.
- Once the curry is boiling add in the mackerels and let them cook on a medium flame for 7 to 8 minutes or till done.
- When the mackerels are cooked then switch off the flame.
- Serve Mackerel Fish Curry with rice or rice rotis.
Notes
- Adjust the consistency of the curry by adding more or less water.
- Drop-in a few broken green chillies when the curry is boiling. This is if you like the curry to be a little spicier and it is optional.
- Add a few kokum petals to the curry if you want it to be tangy.
- You could substitute mackerels with any other fish to make this curry.