Spicy Mackerel Recipe
Red Hot and Spicy Mackerel Recipe with basic ingredients. This is a spicy and tangy mackerel recipe that can be served as a side dish with your main course meals.
Ingredients
- 03 Mackerels
- Curry Leaves a few
- 1 tsp Turmeric powder
- 2 to 3 tbsp Vinegar
- 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil - 2 tbsp
- Salt to taste
For Spicy Masala Paste
- 08 Nos Red Chillies Kashmiri/Bedki
- 08 Garlic cloves
- 1 inch Ginger
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1 tsp Peppercorns
- Tamarind lime-size ball soaked in water
Instructions
Spicy Mackerel Recipe
- Wash the mackerels and apply salt and turmeric. Set aside for at least 10 minutes.
- Blend all the ingredients for the masala into a smooth paste.
- Heat 2 tbsp oil in a fry pan and add a few curry leaves. Then add ½ of the blended masala paste into the pan and fry for one minute.
- Now add the mackerels to the pan and top them with the remaining masala paste. Rinse the blender jar with half a cup of water and add to the pan.
- Cover the pan and cook the mackerels for 4 to 5 minutes and then flip over and cook for another 3 to 4 minutes.
- Next, check for seasonings and adjust accordingly. Add 2 or 3 tbsp vinegar and simmer for another minute and switch off the flame.
- Finally garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
Notes
- Adjust chillies to suit your taste. You could add only Kashmiri chillies or a mix of Kashmiri and bedki chillies.
- Also, adjust vinegar as per your taste.