MACKEREL PICKLE

As we all know Goan food is considered incomplete without fish and when it comes to fish Mackerel is the most common delicacy.

Mackerel Pickle

Ingredients

·         2 Mackerel

·         4 tablespoon Tamarind pulp

·         1 teaspoon Red Chili Powder

·         1 teaspoon Kashmiri chili powder

·         ¼ teaspoon fenugreek

·         1 teaspoon mustard

·         ½ teaspoon Asafoetida

·         ½ cup oil

·         Pinch of turmeric powder

·         Salt to taste

Method

·         Wash  clean and cut each mackerel into three pieces .Marinade the fish with salt, tamarind pulp, chili powder , turmeric and keep aside for 15 mins.

·         Dry roast fenugreek and mustard in a pan and crush it roughly.

·         Heat oil in a pan add remaining half teaspoon mustard  and asafetida.

·         Add the marinated mackerel and the crushed spiced.

·         Cook in on a low flame for ten minutes.

·         Serve hot with Rice and Curry