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Fish Recheado Masala Recipe a spicy, tangy, shallow fried fish is a traditional Goan recipe. Recheado masala is a red paste which is filled with stuffing in fishes like pomfret and mackerel. Me and my sister have grown up eating this fish and I just love them. In-fact I am not so fond of mackerel but when rechead is filled in it just love mackerels then.
This red paste is made mainly with kashmiri red chilies, spices, ginger, garlic and vinegar. The fish is marinated with this red paste and could be kept overnight in the freezer or for 40-45 mins. If you are using a pomfret or a mackerel fish then ensure the sticky part near the head is removed. The fish has to be sliced from the center but don’t split apart. Just make a small 3-4 incision over the fish.Rub this paste and fill in the stomach area and cover the fish with the paste. It’s generally shallow fried but if you want crispy fish then coat with semolina and flour then fry the fish.
This dish goes well with a fish curry, rice and salad. We had mackerel recheado, sorak curry and rice. My hubby just loves the recheado fish and over-eats 😉
You could also make this paste and store them in the freezer section for further usage. In-fact I marinated some potatoes in the left-over paste and then shallow fried. It tasted quite delicious. If you are a vegetarian then marinate veggies like mushroom, potatoes and then shallow fry them.
There are a lot of version to this dish I have stuck to the basic. Secondly, my mom soak’s the spices and red chilies for 30-40 mins then grind them together. Some add vinegar towards the end. But I love my mom’s recipe hence followed it to the tee.
How to make Fish Recheado Masala with mackerels:
1. Soak all the spices, ginger, garlic, tamarind pulp and kashmiri chilies except oil in vinegar. Adding cinnamon is optional for this recipe.
2. Add sugar and salt.
3. Also add turmeric powder.Combine all nicely and marinate for 35-40 mins.
4. Grind the mixture until soft and smooth.
5. Add more vinegar if required but ensure the paste has to be thick so add vinegar accordingly. If the masala paste is thin then it would not stick to the fish.
6. Rinse the fish slit from the center and give some incision from the top. Just remove the sticky stuff from the mouth area keeping the eyes intact. You could see the fish below for clarity.
7. Now stuff the paste into the center and into the incision. Coat the entire fish with this paste. Marinate the fish for 30 mins.
8. Place oil in a shallow pan, once oil is quite hot shallow fry the stuffed mackerels.
9. Fry until golden brown from both sides.
10. Serve the recheado mackerels hot with salad, lime wedges, rice and curry.
If you love sea food then do check goan prawns pulao, crab curry, achari jhinga, goan prawn curry recipe, prawns masala, pomfret recheado, clam dry and prawns in green masala.
Fish Recheado Masala recipe cart below:
Fish Recheado Masala Recipe, Mackerel Fish Recheado Masala Recipe | Goan Food Recipes
Recipe Type: Side, Seafood
Cuisine: Indian, Goan
Author: Maria@flavorsofmumbai.com
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Fish Recheado Recipe a spicy, tangy, shallow fried fish is a traditional Goan recipe.
Ingredients
- 4 mackerels rinsed, slit within the center and 2-3 incision from the top (bangda)
- 17-18 dry red kashmiri chilies
- 1 inch ginger chopped
- 7-8 garlic cloves
- 1.5 tsp pepper corn
- 1 tsp cumin seed
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 2 one inch cinnamon stick[b] (optional)[/b]
- 4-5 cloves
- 2 green cardamom
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 2 marble sized tamarind ball without seed or pulp
- 2.5 tbsp vinegar or as required
- salt as required
- oil for shallow frying
Instructions
- Soak all the spices, ginger, garlic, tamarind pulp and kashmiri chilies except oil in vinegar.
- Add sugar and salt.
- Also add turmeric powder.
- Combine all nicely and marinate for 35-40 mins.
- Grind the mixture until soft and smooth. Add more vinegar if required but ensure the paste has to be thick so add vinegar accordingly. If the masala paste is thin then it would not stick to the fish.
- Rinse the fish slit from the center and give some incision from the top. You could see the fish below for clarity.
- Now stuff the paste into the center and into the incision. Coat the entire fish with this paste. Marinate the fish for 30 mins.
- Place oil in a shallow pan, once oil is quite hot shallow fry the stuffed mackerels.
- Fry until golden brown from both sides
- Serve the recheado mackerels hot with salad, lime wedges, rice and curry.
Notes
1. Ensure the masala paste is thick else the result won’t be good.[br]2. If you aren’t able to find kashmiri chilies then use bedgi chilies or kashmiri red chili powder.[br]3. You could use white vinegar or coconut vinegar.[br]4. Any left over paste could be stored in the fridge for future use.[br]5. Cinnamon could be avoided as it’s a strong spice used generally for meat or chicken.
