Ingredients

• 3 - medium green chillies
• 1 tbsp - chilli powder
• 4 tbsp - cooking oil
• 1/2 tsp - garam masala powder
• 2 tbsp - ghee
• 6 - mackerels (or pomfrets or mullets)
• A few sprigs - mint leaves
• 4 - medium onions
• 1/2 tsp - pepper powder
• A few plums
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp - turmeric powder

How to Make Mackerels Stuffed

• For stuffing:
• In a pan, heat 2 tbsp ghee and fry chopped onions, green chillies, mint leaves, tomato, minced plum, pepper powder, garam masala powder and a little salt.
• For chilli paste:
• Mix red chilli powder, turmeric powder and a pinch of salt, with a little water.
• Clean the fish, remove scales and fins, and slit the fish from head down the belly, and remove entrails and wash.
• Trim the head part and tail, and dry the fish with a kitchen towel, and apply the chilli paste, inside and outside the fish.
• Keep aside for an hour.
• Stuff the inside of the fish with the onion mix and tie the fish with a thread, so that the filling does not come out.
• Heat sufficient oil in a flat frying pan and fry the fish on both sides.