May 31

Bangda Puli Munchi

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I am not a big fan of bangda or mackerel but every time I have made this curry, it’s always a finger licking hit. Its not as watery as regular curries and thats what makes it different.

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A thick gravy with loads of chillies (munchi), very little coconut and the right balance of sourness with the tamarind (puli) added to it.

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Perfect to have with rice or chapati. Red rice just enhances the flavour of any fish curry and today’s Sunday combination was just that. With some sliced onion and just a dash of salt for the rice. Enjoy

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Ingredients

20 dried red Kashmiri chillies (adjust as per spice preference)

2 tbsp dhania

½ tbsp jeera

1/3 tbspn rye

¼ tbspn methi

6 peppercorns

10 chopped garlic flakes

2 onions- 1 sliced, 1 chopped

1 (big) marble size ball of tamarind (adjust as per taste)

4 tbsp coconut

6-7 pcs of bangda (mackerel)

Haldi

Salt

2 green chillies

karipata

oil

  1.  Dry roast dry chillies, dhania, jeera, rye, methi seeds, pepper on a tawa.
  2. When the aroma rises, dry grind it first and then add 1 chopped onion, tamarind, coconut and very little water. Make a thick gravy
  3. Heat oil, add the karipata, sliced onion, garlic and slit greenchillies, sauté for 1 minute
  4. Add the ground masala with little haldi and salt
  5. Fry till raw smell of the masala goes and add the fish
  6. Bring to a boil and simmer till cooked. Mix gently as fish can break easily.
  7. Serve hot with boiled rice