Goan Mackerel

Name: Goan Mackerel
Ingredients: 4 mackerel cleaned; vegetable oil or sunflower; lime wedges to serve; 5 cloves; 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed; 1/2 tablespoon black peppercorns; 6 red chillies dried; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric; 1 tablespoon paprika; 1/2 tablespoon salt; 5 garlic peeled; 2 inches fresh ginger piece, roughly chopped; 1 shallot chopped; 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar

15 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

4 mackerel cleaned
vegetable oil or sunflower
lime wedges to serve
5 cloves
1/2 teaspoon cumin seed
1/2 tablespoon black peppercorns
6 red chillies dried
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 tablespoon paprika
1/2 tablespoon salt
5 garlic peeled
2 inches fresh ginger piece, roughly chopped
1 shallot chopped
3 tablespoons white wine vinegar

Directions

1

To make the masala grind the cloves cumin pepper and chillies to a powder in an electric grinder.
2

Process with remaining ingredients to form a paste.
3

Preheat the oven to 190C/ 375P/Gas Mark 5. Make three or four deep diagonal slits across the body of each mackerel on each side.
4

Rub the paste inside the fish and then outside making sure it gets right down into the slits.
5

Heat a thin layer of oil in a roasting tin over the hob.
6

Fry the mackerel until browned on both sides.
7

Transfer to the oven and cook for a final 10 minutes.
8

Serve with lime or lemon wedges.