Indian Recipes - Pickled Fish Indian Recipe

  
 

Chutneys, Pickles and Relishes Recipes - Pickled Fish

Ingredients

  • 450g/1 lb plaice fillets, chopped

  • 30ml/2 tbsp ground turmeric

  • salt

  • 1.2l/2 pts white wine vinegar

  • 600ml/1 pt mustard oil

  • 60ml/4 tbsp chili powder

  • 9 cloves garlic, crushed

  • 2.5cm/1 in ginger root

Method:

  1. Sprinkle the plaice with turmeric, salt and a little of the wine vinegar and leave to marinate for 1 hour. Heat the oil and fry the fish then drain well.

  2. Grind the chili powder, garlic and ginger to a paste with a little wine vinegar. Heat the oil and fry the paste for 2 minutes.

  3. Add the fish and remaining wine vinegar and simmer for 10 minutes until thickened. Cool and store in an airtight.