Description
A delicious Indian recipe for frying mackerel with spices, perfect as a main dish or appetizer.
Ingredients
Scale
- 5 each mackerel (select small mackerel, cleaned and gutted)
- 2 tbsp olive oil (can sub coconut oil or vegetable oil)
- 1/2 ts salt
- 1/2 ts turmeric
- 1/4 cup besan gram flour (can sub rice flour)
- 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- 2 ts red chili powder (add additional to taste if you like)
- 1/2 ts salt
- 1/2 ts turmeric
- 1/4 ts garam masala
- 1/4 ts cumin
- 2 tbsp vinegar
- 1/4 each lime (cut into wedges)
- 1 tbsp curry leaves
- 1 tbsp cilantro
Instructions
- Rinse the mackerel and pat dry using paper towels. Cut several slits into the flesh on each side of the mackerel. Sprinkle both sides and the inside with a mixture of 1/2 ts salt and 1/2 ts turmeric and set it aside while you make the marinade.
- Combine the ginger garlic paste, vinegar, red chili powder, 1/2 ts turmeric and 1/2 ts salt, garam masala and cumin in a small bowl and stir to combine.
- Coat the fish with the marinade. It’s easiest to use your hands to do this. Coat both sides as well as the inside of the mackerel, and make sure that the marinade goes into the slits in the flesh which you have made. Cover and leave to marinate for 30 minutes in your fridge.
- After 30 minutes remove the fish from your fridge. Add 1/4 cup of besan gram flour to a plate, and coat the fish with the besan on both sides.
- Heat the oil in a large pan on a medium-high heat. Once the oil is shimmering, add the mackerel to the pan and fry each side for 2-3 minutes or until the fish has browned nicely. You’ll want to check it 2 minutes in (on each side) to make sure it’s not burning. Nudge the fish before trying to turn it over. If it doesn’t move easily, it is not ready to turn and you should allow it to cook a little longer before checking it.
- Once the fish has finished cooking, drain them on a paper towel lined plate.
- Garnish with lime wedges, cilantro, and/or curry leaves, and enjoy your delicious Indian Fried Mackerel!
Notes
- The fish can also be made with different types of fish according to availability.
- If you prefer a spicier dish, adjust the amount of red chili powder.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Indian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mackerel