Recipes - Fish Jeere Meeri (Jeera Pepper)
- Roshni R. Bhandarkar
- Mangalore
Ingredients:
6 – 8 medium lady fish (Kane fish) or 50 silver fish
To grind:
3 - 4 small red chillies
6 - 7 long red chillies /kashmiri chillies
1 medium onion
¼ tsp. jeera/cumin
5-6 pepper corns
5-6 garlic flakes
Marble size of tamarind
½ tsp. turmeric powder
Seasoning:
2 tbsp. oil
1 onion (sliced)
½ tsp. sugar (optional)
Salt as per taste
Method:
Clean fish and set aside. Grind the ingredients mentioned above to a fine paste adding little water. Reserve the masala water separately after grinding. Heat oil and fry sliced onion till light brown, add the masala paste and salt and fry the masala for two to three minutes. Keep on adding masala water little by little and fry until the raw aroma fades. Adjust the consistency of the gravy to medium thick by adding enough water and bring to a boil. Add sugar ( optional). Add the fish and give a boil.
Serve with steamed rice.