Kerala Pickle Recipes
Fish Pickle Recipe
Ingredients:
- Tuna/King Fish - 1 kg.
- Ginger (sliced) - 1/4 cup
- Garlic (sliced)- 1/4 cup
- Green chillies (slit) - 5 nos
- Mustard seeds - 2 tsp
- Curry leaves - 1 sprig
- Vinegar - 1/2 cup
- Fenugreek seeds - 1 tsp
- Chilli powder - 1 1/2 tblsp
- Pepper powder - 2 tsp
- Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
- Salt - to taste
- Coconut oil - as required
Preparation:
- Clean and cut the fish into small cubes. Wash them thoroughly. Drain the water completely.
- Marinate the fish in 1/2 tblsp. chilli powder, 2tsp. pepper powder, 1 tsp. turmeric powder (from the ingredients above) and salt for half an hour.
- Fry the fish and keep it aside.
- Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan.
- Splutter the mustard seeds and then put in the fenugreek seeds and curry leaves.
- Add the sliced ginger, green chillies and garlic and saute until golden colour.
- Add the remaining 1 tbsp. chilli powder and saute. Add the fried fish with more oil. Heat it until the oil becomes hot. Add the vinegar and salt to this and switch off the stove.
- Mix everything thoroughly.
- Bottle it in clean bottles and keep it air tight. The oil and vinegar mix should cover the fish pieces at all times.
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