Name: Barbecue Bengali Mackerel
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: Puris or rice to serve; 4 small whole mackerel, 500 g/1 lb 2 oz each, scaled and gutted; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 1 bunch of fresh coriander/cilantro, leaves roughly chopped, stalks kept; 1 tbsp English mustard paste; 3 large green chillies, deseeded and finely sliced; 1 tsp salt; 3 tbsp vegetable oil

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Mowgli Street Food

By Nisha Katona

Published 2018

About

This fish dish is perfect for foil tents on the barbecue and equally brilliant in the oven for a quick supper. This is how Indians would barbecue their fish if barbecues were a big thing over there. English mustard, coriander/cilantro and green chilli are a Bengali trio made in heaven and really give any fish a fragrant punch.

Ingredients

4 small whole mackerel, 500 g/1 lb 2 oz eac

Method

Preheat your barbecue or preheat your oven to 220°C/430°F/gas 7.
Score the mackerel on both sides, then rub the vegetable oil, mustard paste, green chilli, coriander leaves, turmeric, lime juice and salt into the fish. Stuff the belly cavities of the f

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