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Serves-4
Ingredients for the ReacheadoPaste:-
Red chillies-15
Cloves-4-5
Cinnamon-2 pieces(1"piece)
Cumin seeds-1/2tsp
Garlic-1big pod
Black pepper-1/2tsp
Ginger-2"piece
Vinegar-1cup
Cardamom-3-4
Method:-
Method:-
- Soak all the ingredients in vinegar for for about an hour.
- Now grind all the ingredients to a smooth paste along with the vinegar.
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| Reacheado Paste |
For the masala:
1finely chopped onion
sugar or goan jaggery 2tsp
1tbsp oil
Method of making masala for the stuffing
Heat the oil in a pan.Add chopped onions and saute untill it changes to light pink,now add sugar or jaggery and switch off the fire.Now add the prepared Reacheado paste and mix it well.Now its ready for stuffing.
Main dish:
This masala can be used for many types of fishes especially flat type like mackerel,pompret or salmon.But today i have prepared it with black pompret. Actually in Portuguese Reacheado means stuffed ,so basically this masala is used for stuffing any flat type of fishes and then it is shallow fried on a low flame.Here i have used flat variety fish .This fish is like pompfret.Perfect for preparing Reacheado.
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| 3rd step Marinate the fish with Reacheado pas te |
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| 5th step |
- Take 4 medium sized pomfrets.
- Clean the fish and remove the internal organs and wash it thoroughly .
- Now slit the fish on either side of the bone to make 2 deep pockets for stuffing.
- Now apply salt and a tsp of vinegar and keep aside for 10 mins.
- Now stuff the fish with Reacheado Masala paste as shown in the picture.
- Marinate the fish for at least 2 hours.
- Now take a shallow frying pan.
- Heat some oil and gently put the fish into the pan and fry on a low flame for 5-6 mins on each side till dark brown.
- Serve hot as an appetizer or as a main course
