Fish with spicy rice and nuts is a recipe for Indian cuisine, a bright and rich dish with a variety of tastes. If you have never been to India, then this dish will take you to this bright and contrasting country.
Summary
| Cook Time | 30 mins |
| Total Time | 30 mins |
| Course | Side Dish |
| Servings (Default: 6) |
Ingredients
Ingredients- Mackerel – 500 Grams (fillet)
- Rice – 2 Glasses
- Ground chili pepper – 0.5 Teaspoon
- Turmeric – 1 Teaspoon
- Zira – 0.25 Teaspoon
- Salt – 0.5 Teaspoon
- Onions – 2 Pieces (1 pc. For gravy, 1 pc. For dressing)
- Cashew Nuts – 25 Grams
- Raisins – 25 Grams
- Coriander – 1 Teaspoon
- Saffron – 1 Pinch
- Ginger – 30 Grams
- Garlic – 1 Clove
- Tomato – 1 Piece
- Yogurt – 2 Tbsp. spoons
- Poppy – 1 teaspoon
- Mint – 1 Bunch
- Lemon juice – 3 Tbsp. spoons
Print Recipe
Pin Recipe Instructions
- Wash the fish, cut it. Add chili pepper, turmeric, cumin and salt. Stir well and leave to marinate for 30 minutes.
- Peel the onion, cut into half rings and fry in vegetable oil along with raisins and cashews.
- In the same skillet, fry the fish until golden brown. About 3 minutes on each side.
- Boil the rice with saffron and coriander until tender. Add lemon juice to it.
- Fry the other half of the onion in vegetable oil.
- Add finely chopped mint, ginger, garlic, yogurt, poppy seeds and tomato. Simmer the gravy until the tomatoes are tender.
- Add fish to this sauce and simmer for a minute.
- Remove the fish and place the rice in the gravy. Then lay out the fish. And again a layer of rice.
- Sprinkle with roasted onions, raisins and nuts on top and serve.
Bon appetit!
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