Achar Fish 1
Contributed by: MARIA SHOAIB
Cooking time: As Required
Ingredients :
500 gms. fish cut into cubes
1/2 cup yogurt whipped
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp white cumin seeds
2 onions chopped
1 tsp aniseed
6-8 red chillies
2 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp onion seeds
1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp red chilly powder
5-6 green chillies finely chopped
1 tbsp garlic paste
1/2 cup oil
Method:
1-Wash the fish well in salt
water. Apply the lemon juice to the
fish and set aside for approximately
1 hour.
2-Fry the onions till they are light
golden in color. Remove with a
slotted spoon and crush. In the same
oil put the red chillies, onion
seeds, turmeric powder, red chilly
powder and garlic. Stir and fry for
a few minutes till the oil
separates.
3-Add the yogurt and again stir and
cook till the oil separates. Add the
fish. Coarsely grind together the
white cumin seeds, aniseed,
coriander seeds, fenugreek seeds and
mustard seeds.
4-Add this to the fish along with
the green chillies and cook over a
low heat till the fish is done,
about 10 min.