Red Indian Fish Masala

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 kg hamour fillet or 1 kg any fleshy fish
• 3/4 kg onion
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 tablespoons red chili powder
• 2 inches ginger
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• salt
• 1 teaspoon ajinomoto
• 1 cup boiled water
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• oil, as needed
• 6 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced,to garnish
• 6 green chilies, sliced,to garnish
• 6 cashews, sliced,to garnish

Recipe

• 1 cut the fish into equal sized square pieces.
• 2 grind 2 pods of garlic, ginger and chilli powder dissolved in vinegar to a fine paste.
• 3 take half of this masala.
• 4 add salt to taste and marinate the dish in this masala for an hour.
• 5 shallow fry the fish.
• 6 keep aside.
• 7 heat oil in a pan.
• 8 saute cashews, garlic and green chillies in the oil.
• 9 keep aside.
• 10 fry the finely cut onions till golden brown.
• 11 add the rest of the masala.
• 12 fry till the oil leaves the sides of the pan.
• 13 add tomato sauce and ajinomoto.
• 14 when the mixture boils, add the shallow fried fish.
• 15 cover the pan.
• 16 cook for 5 minutes.
• 17 add a cup of boiled water.
• 18 boil for 10 minutes.
• 19 garnish with freshly cut corriander leaves, sauteed cashews, green chillies and garlic.
• 20 serve hot with naan or chappati.