Spiced Cumin Mackerel with Potato

 

For all my fish loving friends!!

Ingredients

1 big Mackerel cleaned and slit.
1 tsp whole black peppercorns (but you can use it as per your taste or how spicy you want it to be)
2 tsp roasted cumin.

½ “cinnamon
2 cloves
½ tsp turmeric powder
5 big cloves of garlic
A handful of chopped coriander
Olive oil
Salt to taste

Cumin Potato

1 big potato boiled and cubed
½ tsp cumin
¼ tsp turmeric
Salt to taste
 
Tomato paste
2 red onion sliced
2 tomatoes chopped
½ tsp sugar
Salt to taste

Garnish
Red, yellow, orange, green bell pepper sliced
1tbsp chopped coriander

Method

 

Wash the cleaned Mackerel and cut a few slits. Wipe it dry.

In a pestle I ground the cinnamon, cloves, peppercorns, and roasted cumin adding in the cloves of garlic last. Actually I like it a little coarse however if you like you can use a grinder to grind it to a fine powder.

 

Mix all the ingredients including the turmeric, salt and a handful of fresh chopped coriander with 2 tbsp of olive oil in a bowl and coat the Mackerel with the spice marinade  for a couple of hours.(I left it overnight )

I used an electric griddle preheated at 180 degrees. Grill the Mackerel bringing down the heat to about 100 degrees. Grilled for about 1/2 hour on both sides each till the Mackerel is cooked through.

Meanwhile heat oil in a pan and once it is hot temper it with the cumin seeds and once they splutter add the boiled cubed potatoes and the salt and turmeric and sauté it till golden brown. Keep it aside.

Heat oil in another pan and once it is hot add in the onion and the sugar and sauté till the onions turn transparent. Add in the chopped tomatoes and add salt to taste .Cook till the tomatoes turn mushy and you have a fine paste.

Transfer the Mackerel to a serving dish pour the tomato paste evenly over it. Place the cumin potato alongside the Mackerel and sprinkle fresh chopped coriander.

Slice bell peppers and place them on the serving plate and your Spiced Cumin Mackerel and potato is ready!!

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Cheers and have a great day ahead!!

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Pepper and Coriander Mackerel.

 

Ingredients

1 big Mackerel cleaned and slit.
2 tsp crushed black peppercorns ( but you can use it as per your taste or how spicy you want it to be )
2 tsp ground coriander
1tbsp finely grated lemon zest

Olive oil to drizzle over the fish
Salt to taste

Garnish
1 orange
1 tbsp each of red, yellow, orange, green bell pepper finely chopped
2tbsp chopped coriander
1 small red onion, peeled and thinly sliced
Mint
Seasame seeds

Method

Mix the black peppercorns, ground coriander,lemon zest and salt together in a bowl and marinade the fish with this mixture. I left it overnight.

I used an electric griddle preheated at 180 degrees. Drizzle olive oil over the marinated Mackerel and cook bringing down the heat to about 100 degrees for about 1/2 hour on both sides each till the Mackerel is cooked through.

Grate the zest from half an orange and stir into the coriander mixture and sprinkle over the fish along with the finely chopped bell peppers and seasame seeds.

Then slice the orange into segments and scatter sliced red onion, bell peppers, mint and coriander.Top with the grilled Mackerel and serve immediately.



Cheers and have a great day ahead!

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