August 26, 2023

Recipe for Ambot Tik Masala

Hot and Fiery Ambot Tik!

Ambot is the Konkani word for Sour and Tik means Spicy. In our family, we enjoy our Ambot Tik Hot, Spicy and Tangy to an extent where our tongues are out and eyes are teary For us, the fun lies in that. I've always made Ambot tik using either Shark(Mori), Kite fish, Cat Fish, Prawns or Squids.

This Masala Paste recipe can be used for 1 kg Fish, Prawns or Squids.

I've shared a recipe link for Ambot Tik, below

Cuisine Goan

Keyword Ambot Tik Masala, Fish Curry Masala, Goan Curry

Ingredients

24 KashmiriChillies(roughly hand broken)
1 Tbspn Cumin seeds
1 Tspn Pepper Corns
1 Tspn CorianderSeeds(Optional. The Traditional Ambot tik recipe doesn't call for Corianderseeds)
1.5 Tspn Sugar
2.5 Tbspn Vinegar
15-20 Medium clovesof Garlic(roughly cut)
1/2 Tomato Roughly cut
1/2 Onion Roughly cut
2 Tbspn Water

Instructions

Transfer all the ingredients into a small(dry) mixer jar
Using water little by little, Grind all the ingredients into a smoothfine paste
Note: If you add all the water at once, the spices won’t break downcompletely and the Masala will remain coarse.
Once the Masala is ready, you can use it immediately
If you wish to store it, transfer the Masala into a dry Airtightcontainer and wait until it completely cools and comes to room temperature andonly then put the lid on
Place the container into the Deep Freezer and you can store it forMaximum 1 month. You can store it longer since this Masala doesn’t containCoconut