MACKEREL MASALA

MACKEREL MASALA

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup coconut scraped
• 5 peppercorns
• salt to taste
• 1 tblsp oil
• 5 onions sliced
• 5 cloves
• 1/2 inch cinnamon
• 6 big size mackerels (bangda) scaled
• 8 red chillies whole
• 1 tblsp coriander seeds
• 1 small size tamarind
• 6 cloves garlic
• 2 tsp turmeric powder

 How to make mackerel masala :

• Wash and cut each mackerel into 4 pieces.
• Apply salt, then wash again after 5 minutes.
• Put the mackerels in a pot along with 3 to 4 cup water, a pinch of salt and one tsp of turmeric powder.
• Stir fry for 10 minutes.
• Drain.
• When the mackerels cool, de-bone and cut into small pieces.
• Heat up oil and stir-fry garlic, peppercorns, cloves and cinnamon.
• Drain.
• Stir-fry coriander seeds and red chillies in the same oil and drain.
• In the remaining oil stir fry the onions till dark brown.
• Grind everything the fried ingredients (except the onions) with coconut and tamarind into a fine paste.
• Mix in the ground masala and water to the browned onions and bring to a boil.
• Mix in the mackerel pieces and salt and simmer (boil slowly at low temperature) for 2-3 minutes.