Fish Pickle

Important : Your hands should be always dry during the preparation of any pickle.

Ingredients to marinate fish for frying/baking

Fish - 3kg
chilly powder- 6-8tsp
turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
salt - 2tsp(as requied)

1.Clean and Cut the fish in to medium sized cubes .You can can make it small pieces later after frying/grilling. 2.Marinate the fish with chilly powder,salt and turmeric powder.

3.Fry the marinated fish in oil(use a low-cholesterol oil eg:I used olive oil) When the fish is well cooked and crispy remove it from the stove and keep it aside.

Instead of frying the fish you can bake the fish in the oven until its fully cooked.

When its fully cooked take out and lightly fry it in the oil to make it cryspy.I prefer this way.

4.when the fish is really cool cut it in to small cubes.

Ingredients for fish pickle

Garlic - 10 big pods (I use a lot of garlic,because it's super healthy.).Cut in to medium slices.

Ginger-3 big pieces.Very thinly sliced
Chilly powder -Taste the fish after frying and if the chilly is just correct,you need to add more chilly.Add 3-4 tsp of chilly again.Because after adding vinegar,the hotness will reduce.

Salt-as required
Uluva/methi seeds/fenugreek :Fry 1/4 cup uluva and crush in the mixi,to get a nice powder.
Powdered Kayam/Asafoetida :1/4 tsp
curry leaves-1 bunch

Preparation

1.Heat oil in a pan
2.Fry the garlic and keep it aside
3.Fry the ginger and add the fried garlic back to the pan.
4.Add chilly powder and turmeric powder .Saute well.
5.Add curry leaves
6.Now add the powdered fenugreek
7.Add 1 /4 tsp of kayam
8.Add salt
9.Add the fish and fry it well in a medium flame.
10Add white vinegar.Vinegar should be at the level of fish.keep it in low flame and stir.
11.Switch of the stove after 10 minute

12.As soon as it cools, transfer it to an air tight bottle.

Courtesy :to my mom

Love you ma,the taste was awesome !