Tandoori Machchi

Name: Tandoori Machchi (Fish Baked in a Clay Oven or Grilled in an Electric Oven)
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 1 dessertspoonful vinegar (sirka); 1 oz (30 g) ghee; 3 whole sanghara fish weighing about 12 ozs (340 g) each (use mediumsized haddock as substitute); 6 cloves of garlic (lasan); ½ teaspoonful salt; 1 teaspoonful coriander seeds (sukha dhania); 6 small kachries (optional) plus ⅕ oz (5 g) powdered dried green mango (amchur); 1 dessertspoonful powdered dried green mango (amchur) or 1 teaspoonful fresh lime juice; 1 tablespoonful fresh lime juice plus 1 teaspoonful salt for rubbing over; 1½ teaspoonfuls red pepper (degi mirch); ¼ oz (7 g) ginger (adrak); ½ teaspoonful roasted black cumin seeds (kala zeera); ½ teaspoonful black cumin seeds (kala zeera); 3 dessertspoonfuls fresh lime juice 1 oz (30 g) ghee; ½ teaspoonful fenugreek leaves (ground methi)—optional

Fish Baked in a Clay Oven or Grilled in an Electric Oven

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Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Mrs. Balbir Singh's Indian Cookery

By Mrs Balbir Singh

Published 1961

About

This is another popular delicacy which is a speciality of the cooks who migrated from Peshawar to India. The fish is cooked in a tandoor (clay oven). It can be cooked equally well on an open fire or under the grill. Proper selection of a fish weighing not more than 12 ozs (340 g) is essential for

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Asia
India
Dinner
Pescatarian
Gluten-free
Spicy

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