March 18, 2019

Recipe for Pan Fried Fish stuffed with Green Coconut Chutney

Name: Recipe for Pan Fried Fish stuffed with Green Coconut Chutney
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 4 Big Fish ((you can either use Mackerel or Pomfret)); Salt; Coconut oil for pan frying the fish ((you can use any cooking oil of your choice but I personally prefer coconut oil)); 250 Gms Fresh Grated Coconut; 10 Sprigs Fresh Coriander ((with stem)); 1 Tspn Vinegar or Tamarind Juice; 2 Tspn Sugar ((adjust as per taste)); 2 Green Chillies; 1 Tspn Pepper corns; 1 Tspn Cumin seeds; 1/4 Tspn Salt; 1 Small Onion ((roughly diced)); 6 Medium sized Garlic cloves; 2 Tbspn Water ((for grinding))

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Recipe for Pan Fried Fish stuffed with Green Coconut Chutney

Course Side Dish, Starter

Cuisine Goan

Keyword bangda, mackerel fry, mackerel in green chutney

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 20

Total Time 40

Servings 4 People

Ingredients

4 Big Fish (you can either use Mackerel or Pomfret)
Salt
Coconut oil for pan frying the fish (you can use any cooking oil of your choice but I personally prefer coconut oil)

Ingredients for the Chutney

250 Gms Fresh Grated Coconut
10 Sprigs Fresh Coriander (with stem)
1 Tspn Vinegar or Tamarind Juice
2 Tspn Sugar (adjust as per taste)
2 Green Chillies
1 Tspn Pepper corns
1 Tspn Cumin seeds
1/4 Tspn Salt
1 Small Onion (roughly diced)
6 Medium sized Garlic cloves
2 Tbspn Water (for grinding)

Instructions

Follow these steps for the Fish

Remove all the scales of the fish
Cut off the tail and fins.
Note:- if you do not like the head you can discard the head as well
Clean the inside of the fish
Wash the fish thoroughly
Ith a sharp knife, Slit both sides of the fish
Apply salt outside and inside the fish and keep aside

Follow these steps to make the Chutney

In a small mixer grinder add all the ingredients except coconut and water
Make a smooth fine paste of the ingredients added. If it isn’t rotating, you can add 1 tbspn waterJust for the paste to have some liquid in it to help it rotate
Once the paste is formed,add the grated coconut and add to a fine paste
Note:-
The consistency SHOULD NOT be like that of a Curry Masala. It should be more firm
Check for Salt, Sugar, Vinegar/Tamarind
If any ingredient is required, add it as per your taste and rotate till It has blended well with all other ingredients Rotate till done
And tadaaaaaa ..your Green Goan Chutney is ready!!
Empty the chutney into a glass bowl
Chutney can be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight glass container/jar for a maximum of 7 days

Follow these steps to stuff and fry the fish

Stuff each side of the fish that we have slit, with 1 tbspn Chutney
Similarly, Stuff all the fish
Now in a pan, add about 2 tbspn coconut oil or any cooking oil of your choice and place on medium high flame
Once the oil becomes hot, place the fish on the pan and fry for about 10 -12 minutes on each side
You can use Pomfret as well as another option