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 .

 

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Pineapple Sheera is a quick and easy dessert made with sooji/rava and  fresh pineapple chunks .. Sheera is very popular dessert in India its quick and  easy to make.  Sheera s also called Sooji halwa in the North and kesari in the south  Though milk is never added in kesari ..Sheera is commonly made in every household in India be it any festivals or whenever you crave for something sweet and easy.

 You can add seasonal fruits and make delicious fruit flavoured Sheera Among them Pineapple and Mango sheera is our favourite.  .At my place we love sheera anytime mostly during tea time .

Here's an easy and quick recipe for Pineapple sheera do give it a try  .

Ingredients 
1/2 cup Pineapple chunks 
1/2 cup rava 
1/2 cup milk

1cup water  
1/4 cup Pure ghee/clarified butter
3/4 cup to 1 cup sugar
cashews and raisins as needed
cardamom 4 to 5 crushed

Few strands of  kesar /saffron 

Method 

Bring the milk to a boil then add saffron to it keep aside  .

Fry the nuts using 1 to 2 tbsp ghee and keep aside.

Add more ghee in a kadhai/vessel add the rava and fry for 3-4 min on low flame do not let it brown only saute  till its aromatic ,set aside .

In a pan take pineapple chunks and saute for 2 minutes add 2 tbsp water and bring it to a nice boil 

Bring water to brisk boil and keep aside.

Now add boiled milk  and water to the roasted sooji/rava and mix well .

you may add 1 tbsp ghee if needed 

Add the sugar and stir well till its mixed .

Also add crushed cardamom , pineapple and the  fried nuts give it a good mix.

Serve hot .

Notes

You can skip milk and use only water in  that case you will need 1 1/2 cup water .

Use fine/chiroti/bombay rava.

You may add pinch of yellow food colour .

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