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Grilled Mackerel with Mango Ginger

You Need: Mackerel. Fillet the fish. Mango Ginger. You can use regular ginger but that is usually a lot more fibrous. Garlic chopped up. Green Chilly Chopped up. Olive oil. Spread out foil on a baking tray. Put a few drops on olive oil on the spot where you will place the fish. Keep oneContinue reading “Grilled Mackerel with Mango Ginger”

Mackerel Rava Fry

Fried Fish. The stuff that makes our mouths salivate and the cats in the house go mad. I had to lock up my two cats in the balcony so that I could work in peace. You Need: Any fish. I prefer sea fishes. This recipe will work with Mackerel (used here), Pomfret, Pink Perch andContinue reading “Mackerel Rava Fry”

Fish with Grapes Salsa

I think a good fine dining restaurant will charge you about 500 rupees for this plate without including the taxes. It cost me less than a 150 rupees to make 3 such plates. For the fish: Mackerel: 3 fishes, cut open length wise. One side has bones, the other is boneless. Pat it dry. SprinkleContinue reading “Fish with Grapes Salsa”

Fried Mackerel

The key to good fish fry, is buying fresh fish. The flesh must be firm, the skin shiny and the eyes look clear. Also when cut, they must bleed. Fresh fish does not have any bad smell. The second and often ignored part is how the fish is cut. For fishes like Mackerel, I highlyContinue reading “Fried Mackerel”

Tuna & Mackerel with Ground up Spices.

Tuna and Mackerel cook on a girdle pan with ground up spices.

Mackerel Grilled on Capsicum

Mackerel grilled by placing it on a bed of capsicum with lemon.

Broiled Mackeral

A kilo of Mackerel costs two hundred Indian rupees. You get 3 to 4 fishes depending on their weight. Slice them along the middle bone. Wrap foil around a tray. Place fish skin side up. Decorate with chopped garlic, green chilies and lemon slices. Drizzle olive oil and sprinkle salt. In a preheated oven, broilContinue reading “Broiled Mackeral”

Grilled Mackerel on bed of Spinach.

Dry roast spices like cumin, fenugreek, coriander, pepper and ajwain. Add a green chilly and blend in a mixie. Note that fenugreek may impart a little bitterness in this dish. Fry this paste in ghee. Add cleaned spinach. I don’t discard the stems but its a matter of personal preference. Lay it in a lunchContinue reading “Grilled Mackerel on bed of Spinach.”