Ingredients

• 16 oz (454 g) - smelt fish, cleaned
• 1 tbsp - chopped garlic
• 1/2 - chopped ginger
• 2 - slit green chillies
• 1 tbsp - broken mustard seeds (rai kuria)
• 3 tsp - red chilli powder| | 1 tsp - fenugreek powder
• 1 tsp - turmeric powder
• 1 tsp - salt
• 2 strings - curry leaves
• 1 cup - vinegar
• 2 tbsp - oil

How to Make Smelt - Fish pickle

• Marinate fish with salt, turmeric and 2 tsp chilli powder for an hour.
• Grease the grill pan and spread the fish (1 layer).
• Grill/broil for 15 minutes one side.
• Then turn and apply little oil and broil for 10 minutes.
• Turn off the oven and let fish cool in the oven.
• Meanwhile, on the stove top, in a pan, warm oil, put curry leaves and fry for couple of minutes.
• Then add ginger-garlic, saute for 2 minutes.
• Mix in green chilli and then mustard powder fry till light brown.
• Now add fenugreek powder.
• Put the fish and 1 tsp red chilli powder and mix well.
• Add vinegar, stir and off the stove.
• When it's cool, bottle it and refrigerate.