The Paleo Recipe Book

Thursday, May 11, 2006

Indian Fish Recipe - Fish Tikka

INDIAN NON-VEG FISH TIKKA RECIPE

Ingredients:
500 gms fish pieces of any type
150 gms vegetable oil
1 tbsp ajwain*
45 ml cream
2 tsp cumin seeds powder
2 tsp garam masala
1 tbsp garlic paste
20 gms flour (besan)
30 ml lemon juice
5 tbsp mint or coriander chutney
1/2 tsp white pepper powder
1 onion, chopped in circles.
60 gms curd / plain yogurt
Salt To Taste
Chili powder to taste

Method :
1. Mix cream garlic paste, ajwain*, chili powder, cumin seeds powder, garam masala, lemon juice, salt, mint or coriander chutney, besan flour in yogurt.
2. Add fish pieces to the above mixture and mainate them for about 3 hours.
3. Heat oil in a pan, fry fish pieces on both sides till golden & crisp.
4. Serve fried fish tikka with chopped onions.


Note : (*)
Ajwain is a close relative of dill, caraway and cumin and belongs to the same family. Ajwain seeds are tiny, oval and ridged. The greyish-green seeds are curved and look like miniature cumin seeds. The fragrance of the spice is very similar to that of cumin.

Source : Indian Food Forever