Recheado Pomfret/Stuffed Pomfret in Recheado Masala is an absolutely lip smacking dish served as appetizer or side dish . Recheado means stuffed in Portuguese (source wiki ) basically the red paste with chillies vinegar etc stuffed in Pomfrets/mackerel or used as a marinade to fry Shrimps/Prawns and chicken .Recheado masala is very versatile and can be used to make many mouthwatering dishes .Recheado Pomfret or Mackerel taste just amazing ,can be served as an appetizer with some salad and lemon wedges or as an side dish with your meals .
ingredients
2 med sized pomfrets
salt
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
(to be ground to paste )
8 to 10 kashmiri chillies
5 to 6 garlic cloves
1 inch ginger
1 tbsp cumin seeds
5 to 6 peppercorns
1 inch cinnamon
a small piece of tamarind
1 tsp sugar
vinegar as needed
2 to 3 med sized onions chopped/minced
oil to shallow fry
method
- Clean the Pomfret and make slits to stuff the masala.
- Soak the red chillies in lukewarm water for 15 minutes .
- Apply salt lime juice and turmeric powder to the pomfrets inside the slits too and keep aside for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile prepare the recheado masala by grinding all the spices with little water and vinegar to a smooth fine paste .
- Heat a pan add 1 tbsp oil then add the chopped onions and saute till they turn soft and the raw smell goes off.
- Add the ground paste and mix well saute for few minutes
- You may add more sugar or salt if needed .
- Let the masala cool down a bit before you stuff it in.
- Stuff the masala in the pomfret and use a thread to tie/secure the Fish .
- rub little masala to coat the pomfret
- You can coat the fish with little rava or dust little flour to avoid the fish sticking to the pan while frying.
- Heat a nonstick pan add oil to shallow fry and fry the pomfrets over medium flame on both sides till done.
- Serve with some onion salad and sliced lemon.
You can either grind the onions with the masala paste or stuff it as i have done ,tastes good either ways
Also the chopped onions little green chilli chopped can be stuffed with the masala .
4 comments:
🔥🔥 So tempted to try it out. ❤️ Thanks for the recipe and mouthwatering pictures ❤️❤️
Simply wow !!! Very tempting 😍👌
Simply wow !!! Very tempting 😍👌
I am drooling at that plate of fish, that paste does sound mighty spicy but surely flavorful too...
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