Goan Recheado Masala Fish Fry

Total time : 18 minutes Servings : 10-11 Cuisine : Indian

Ingredients : For the masala :

• 20 dried Kashmiri chillies

• 1 tsp cumin seeds

• ½ tbsp black peppercorns

• 1/2 tsp black mustard seeds

• 4 cloves

• 1 inch cinnamon stick

• 6 fenugreek seeds

• 2 tbsp garlic and ginger paste

• 1 – 3 green chillies ,roughly chopped

• 1 tsp turmeric powder

• 1 tsp tamarind concentrate

• 1 tsp jaggery / sugar

• 250ml (1 cup) white wine/coconut vinegar

• Salt to taste

For the Fish Fry :

• Fish ,as per need, cleaned

• Salt to taste

• 1 tsp turmeric powder

• 3 - 4 tablespoons of rawa (semolina)

Instructions :

Step 1

In a dry frying pan, roast the dried chillies, cumin seeds, black peppercorns, mustard seeds, cloves, cinnamon stick and fenugreek seeds over medium high heat for a couple of minutes. Stir regularly so that the spices roast evenly. When fragrant and warm, remove them from the heat to cool.

Step 2

Once cooled, place the spices in a spice grinder and grind to a fine powder. Add the remaining ingredients and blend into a smooth paste. Season with salt to taste and store in an air-tight jar in the fridge until required.

Step 3

Add salt and turmeric to the cleaned fish and cut slits . Add the prepared masala into the slits and coat nicely in rawa and keep aside. Do the remaining with the other fishes. Shallow fry the fry until crisp and serve hot. And Voila !!!