Fish Pickle/Meen achar

Ingredients:

Fish                    -500gm

(I used King fish)

Chilli powder       -5 tbsp

(I used Kashmiri chilli powder)

Green chillies        -10nos

Garlic cloves         - 15

Ginger                   - 1piece

Turmeric powder   -1/2 tsp

Musturd seeds       -1/2 tsp

Fenugreek seeds    -1/4 tsp(uluva)

Fenugreek powder -a pinch

Oil                         - 1/2 cup



Vinegar                  -3/4 cup

Salt as required



Oil for frying



Method:

.Wash and cut fish into small pieces and marinate it with turmeric powder,2 tbsp chilli powder and salt.Shallow fry it and keep aside .

.Chop half of the ginger into small pieces and keep aside.Make a paste of the other half and 7-8 pieces of garlic cloves.

.Heat oil in a thick bottom pan.Splutter musturd seeds.Saute fenugreek seeds with this.Add ginger and garlic paste and saute again.Now add the chopped green chillies,chopped ginger pieces and remaining garlic

cloves.Along with that add the remaining chilli powder,salt and a pinch of fenugreek powder.Saute well .Now add the fish pieces and mix it well.Switch off the fire andpour vinegar to this.

.Allow it to cool .Transfer it to a dry bottle and store.