Spicy Fish Pickle
Sun-soaked and fiery — this fish pickle is the small jar that sits on every Kerala dining table and makes plain rice taste complete. A little goes a long way.
Ingredientsfor 10 servings
- 1 kg Fish
- 1 tsp Pepper powder
- 1 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Salt
- Oil, to taste
- 1 tbsp Mustard seeds
- 1 tbsp Ginger — sliced
- 1 cup Onions — chopped
- 2 tbsp Garlic cloves — sliced
- 1/2 cup Vinegar
- 1/2 cup Water
- 1 tsp Sugar
- Salt, to taste
- 1/4 cup Chilly powder
- 10 nos Garlic cloves
- 1/4 cup Ginger — sliced
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp Fenugreek (Uluva)
- 1/4 cup Vinegar
Preparation
Step 1
Cut the fish into small pieces. Wash and clean them.
Step 2
Smear the pieces with a paste of pepper, turmeric and salt. Keep in the sun for a little while.
Step 3
Fry them in oil and drain.
Step 4
Grind together the chilly powder, garlic, ginger, mustard and fenugreek along with vinegar to a fine paste.
Step 5
Heat the oil in which fish had been fried.
Step 6
Fry mustard seeds, onion, ginger and garlic one by one.
Step 7
Add the ground paste and sautT over low fire.
Step 8
When the oil separates, pour water.
Step 9
When it boils, add vinegar, sugar and salt.
Step 10
Let it boil once and remove from fire.
Step 11
Add the fish into the warm gravy.
Step 12
Store in bottles or jars when the pickle is cold.
Tip
Mustard oil needs to be heated to smoking point and then cooled before adding to the pickle. This removes its pungent raw flavour.
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