Smoked Fish - Indian Style
Fresh fish cooked the Kerala way — with coconut, curry leaves, and a tartness that comes from kudampuli or tamarind. Coastal Kerala cooking at its simplest and best.
Ingredientsfor 3 servings
- Fish Seer, salmon, pearl spot, pomfret etc. - 1/2kg
- 4 tbsp Red Chilli fine powder
- 1 pinch Turmeric powder
- 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste
- Epper powder As rqrd
- Table salt As rqrd
- 1 tsp Corn flour
- 1 tsp Malt Vinegar
- 1 tbsp Water
Preparation
Step 1
Clean & Slice seer fish into thin pieces. :- For other fishes keep it whole.
Step 2
Dry the wet pieces with a piece of cloth.
Step 3
Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and smear on both the sides of the fish.
Step 4
Set aside for marination for at least 2 hours.
Step 5
Get a deep tawa (aapachatti). Put 4 tbsp saw dust. Place a circular grill above the saw dust and not touching it.
Step 6
Place one layer of the marinated fish on the grill. Cover the tawa with a loose lid.
Step 7
Heat the tawa. The saw dust starts burning producing smoke and heat. Smoke escapes out of the loose lid.
Step 8
Cook it not more than 5 minutes.
Step 9
For the next batch, change the burnt saw dust with fresh saw dust. Cook the remaining fish similarly.
Step 10
Garnish with lemon, cucumber,tomato, onion, and mint chutney.
Step 11
Serve it hot.
Tip
Never stir a fish curry with a spoon. Shake the pot gently to coat the pieces — stirring breaks them apart.
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