Fish Reshad (Stuffed Fish) - Goan Style
- 4 mackerel, washed,cleaned and de-boned (Known as 'Banganda' in Hindi)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 lime, juice of
- 1 tablespoon malt vinegar
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh coriander leaves
- 1 tablespoon turmeric powder
- 4 red chilies
- 8 cloves
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon cumin seed
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1/4 inch fresh ginger, washed,peeled and chopped
- rice flour or semolina, as required,to shallow fry
- Take a sharp knife and make a slit in the middle{a longitudinal slit} of the Mackerel fish so that the fish opens as 2 equal halves.
- This is done so that the masala can be stuffed inside the fish.
- Now, de-bone the fish (remove its bones).
- Likewise, repeat this for all the Mackerels'.
- Take a bowl and in it, put salt, lime juice, olive oil, turmeric powder and all the slit fishes.
- Mix well so as to let the fish absorb all the ingredients.
- Marinate for 15 minutes.
- In your mixer/grinder/blender, grind together the cloves, cumin seeds, black peppercorns, red chillies, ginger, garlic, salt and vinegar.
- Heat 4-5 tbsps.
- of oil in a skillet.
- Stir in the prepared paste.
- Stir-fry until the oil separates from this masala (prepared paste).
- Stuff each Mackerel with the prepared masala paste.
- Spread the same evenly on both the inside surface of each fish.
- Garnish the fishes with chopped corriander leaves and onion.
- Pack the sides (if need be, tie the fishes with a fine thread to maintain all the masala inside), and, apply rice flour/semolina on the outer surface of each Mackerel.
- Heat oil in a wok.
- Shallow fry the Mackerel's on low flame until browned on either side and cooked.
- Serve hot with salad.
- Enjoy this pick-me-up fish!
mackerel, olive oil, lime, malt vinegar, onion, fresh coriander leaves, turmeric powder, red chilies, cloves, black pepper, cumin, garlic, ginger, rice flour
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/fish-reshad-stuffed-fish-goan-style-102408 (may not work)