Fish with Spicy Rice and Nuts

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.

Cook: 30 mins

Servings: 6-8

Ingredients

• Mackerel – 500 Grams (fillet)
• Rice – 2 Glasses
• Ground chili pepper – 1/2 Teaspoon
• Turmeric – 1 Teaspoon
• Zira – 1/4 Teaspoon
• Salt – 1/2 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

Directions

1. Wash the fish, cut it. Add chili pepper, turmeric, cumin and salt. Stir well and leave to marinate for 30 minutes.

   

2. Peel the onion, cut into half rings and fry in vegetable oil along with raisins and cashews.
3. In the same skillet, fry the fish until golden brown. About 3 minutes on each side.
4. Boil the rice with saffron and coriander until tender. Add lemon juice to it.
5. Fry the other half of the onion in vegetable oil.
6. Add finely chopped mint, ginger, garlic, yogurt, poppy seeds and tomato. Simmer the gravy until the tomatoes are tender.
7. Add fish to this sauce and simmer for a minute.
8. Remove the fish and place the rice in the gravy. Then lay out the fish. And again a layer of rice.

   

9. Sprinkle with roasted onions, raisins and nuts on top and serve.

Bon appetit!