Fish kebabs

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Complete Indian Regional Cookbook: 300 Classic Recipes from the Great Regions of India

By Mridula Baljekar

Published 2017

  • About

Kebabs are very popular in India, whether made with chunks of marinated meat or fish, or with minced ingredients that are shaped into balls. Small, flat fish patties are also known as kababs. These ones, Machchi Kabab, contain fragrant spices and fresh herbs.

Ingredients

  • 15 ml/1 tbsp sunflower oil or light olive oil
  • 1 onion, roughly chopped

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a heavy frying pan over a medium heat and fry the onion, ginger, garlic and chillies for 5 minutes, until the onion is lightly browned. Add the cumin and cloves, stir and remove from the heat.

  2. Blitz the fish, egg and salt in a food processor until roughly chopped, then add the onion mixture and process until fairly smooth. Transfer the