Kingfish Pickle
Ingredients
- 1 kg kingfish, thinly sliced and washed well ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder ⓘ
- 200 g kashmiri chilies ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons cumin seeds
- 5 cloves
- 15 cloves garlic ⓘ
- 50 g fresh ginger, peeled,washed and chopped ⓘ
- 1 cup white vinegar ⓘ
- 10 green chilies, washed and chopped
- 20 fresh curry leaves, washed and torn ⓘ
- salt ⓘ
- oil, to fry ⓘ
Instructions
- Put the Kingfish slices in a bowl.
- Add turmeric powder, 1 teaspoons salt and mix well.
- Marinate the fish in this marinade for 30 minutes.
- Grind the Kashmiri chilli, cloves and cumin seeds to a paste.
- Put a wok on medium heat on the stove top.
- Pour the masala paste in it and stir-fry/roast the same.
- Grind it to a powder.
- Add 2 inch piece of chopped ginger and 4 pods of garlic to it.
- Stir in vinegar and process to get a fine paste.
- Now, deep fry the marinated fish in the wok till it becomes crisp.
- Cool, remove the side skin and bones and cut the fish into 1/2 inch pcs.
- Take 1/2 cup oil (this is the leftover oil that was used for frying the fish), add the chopped green chillies, curry leaves and the chopped ginger and garlic.
- Stir fry for 5 minutes.
- Add the ground paste and 2 tbsps.
- of salt.
- Fry for 7 minutes on low flame.
- Mix in the fish pcs.
- The pickle is now ready to serve.
- Note: This pickle can be refrigerated and preserved for atleast 20 days.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
478
kcal
24% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).
Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data and may vary with brand, portion and preparation — see our methodology. This information is for general educational purposes only and is not medical or dietary advice (disclaimer).