Hot and Sour Mackerel

Ingredients:

4 mackerel

6 red chilies or 1 ½ tsp. chilly powder

1 ½ tsp turmeric powder

1 cup grated coconut

Small marble size ball of tamarind

1 ½ piece of ginger

1 clove of garlic

6-8 dry bhirand (cocum)

12-15 teffel fruits

3 green chilies (cut lengthwise)

Salt to taste.

Method:

Cut each mackerel into 4-5 pieces. Apply salt and keep to marinate for 10 minutes and then wash.

Grind coconut, red chilies, turmeric, tamarind, ginger and garlic to a fine paste. Mix this paste with 1 ½ cup of water. Mix mackerel pieces, green chilies, salt, teffal fruit, and dry bhirand, simmer until gravy thickens.

Ready to eat Hot & Sour Macerel.