Name: Fish Balchao
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 kg kingfish, washed; 4 onions, peeled,washed and finely chopped; 4 cloves garlic, peeled,washed and chopped finely; 1 inch ginger, peeled and chopped; 1/2 cup fresh coriander leaves, washed and chopped; 10 -12 cloves; 1/2 inch cinnamon stick; 6 black peppercorns; 1 tablespoon cumin seed; 1 tablespoon coriander seed; 1 tablespoon turmeric powder; 6 red chilies; 3 tomatoes, washed,peeled and finely chopped; salt; 4 tablespoons oil; 1/2 cup coconut milk

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This was submitted by Sita R. Prabhu Desai and appeared in this week's Thursday magazine. This is a spicy dish that fish lovers are going to love!

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ingredients

1 kg kingfish, washed
4 onions, peeled,washed and finely chopped
4 cloves garlic, peeled,washed and chopped finely
1 inch ginger, peeled and chopped
¹⁄₂ cup fresh coriander leaves, washed and chopped
10 -12 cloves
¹⁄₂ inch cinnamon stick
6 black peppercorns
1 tablespoon cumin seed
1 tablespoon coriander seed
1 tablespoon turmeric powder
6 red chilies
3 tomatoes, washed,peeled and finely chopped
salt
4 tablespoons oil
¹⁄₂ cup coconut milk

directions

Chop the fish into medium-sized pieces.
Keep aside.
In your mixer/blender, prepare a paste of ginger, garlic and the corriander leaves.
Marinate the fish with this paste mixture and turmeric powder, and keep aside for 15 minutes.
Now, prepare a paste of cloves, cinnamon stick, black peppercorns, cumin seeds, red chillies and corriander seeds in your mixer/blender.
Heat oil in a skillet.
Add the onions to it and stir-fry until they become soft.
Add tomatoes and stir-fry until they become soft and the oil separates.
Add the cinnamon-clove paste and fry for 5 minutes.
Add the marinated fish and the coconut milk.
Cover and cook on low flame for 10 minutes.
Garnish with corriander leaves.
Serve hot with cooked long-grain Basmati rice.

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creation by Charishma_Ramchanda

11/4/2003

This was submitted by Sita R. Prabhu Desai and appeared in this week's Thursday magazine. This is a spicy dish that fish lovers are going to love!