Stuffed Mackerel With Green Masala

Goan style stuffed mackerel with green masala is a delicious mackerel recipe in which mackerel fish or bangdo is stuffed with Goan green masala. This is locally known as bharillo bangdo or stuffed mackerel with green coconut chutney. Goan green masala is a paste made of grated coconut, coriander leaves, tamarind pulp, garlic, onion and green chilli and is tangy and mildly spicy. The stuffed fish is coated with rava and tava fried. It can be baked, grilled or air fried too to make the fish recipe healthy.

I also make spicy bharillo bangdo and recheado mackerel. All these versions of stuffed mackerel taste delicious. So, if you don’t prefer tava fried mackerel, you can try this stuffed bangdo.

You can try other mackerel recipes like:

• Mackerel sukha
• Goan mackerel curry
• Mackerel pickle
• Dry mackerel curry
• Tangy spicy stuffed mackerel

Ingredients needed to make Goan stuffed mackerel:

• Mackerel: Use fresh, firm mackerel to make this Goan mackerel recipe.
• Coconut: Freshly grated coconut is used in this recipe.
• Coriander leaves: Fresh, green coriander leaves are used in making the Goan green masala.
• Tamarind: Tamarind pulp is added to make the stuffing tangy and delicious.
• Chilli: Green chilli is added to make the stuffing mildly spicy. You can even add more green chillies if you prefer.
• Garlic: Few garlic pods are added to make the green chutney.
• Onions: Some finely chopped onion can be added to the green chutney before stuffing in the mackerel fish.
• Rava: Rava or semolina is used for frying the mackerel after stuffing it with coriander leaves and coconut chutney.
• For marination: Red chili powder, turmeric powder and salt are used in marinating the fish.

Steps to prepare mackerel stuffed with green masala:

• Clean the Mackerel by cutting only its head and fins. Marinate the fish by applying chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt. Check this video to know how to clean mackerel.
• Make a slit on each side of the fish bone. To make a slit, start from the tail and continue till its neck.
• Grind green chilli, grated coconut, chopped coriander and garlic into a rough, thick paste. Don’t add water while grinding. Finely chopped onions can be added to the mixture after grinding.
• Mix tamarind paste in the chutney and add a pinch of salt.
• Stuff this mixture into the mackerel on both sides of the fish bone.
• In a plate, add rava, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and a pinch of salt and mix well.
• Roll the stuffed mackerel on both sides by holding firmly to avoid the stuffing from coming out.
• In a pan, add 1 tablespoon oil.
• Place the stuffed mackerel in it and fry for 10 minutes on one side. Drizzle little oil on top.
• Turn it carefully and fry on the other side for another 10 minutes.

How to serve this stuffed bangdo with green chutney?

This stuffed fish can be served with rice, Goan prawns curry with ladyfingers, dry prawn kismoor, bottle gourd bhaji and salad. You can even serve it as a starter recipe.

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Stuffed Mackerel With Green Masala

Goan style stuffed mackerel with green masala is a delicious mackerel recipe in which mackerel fish or bangdo is stuffed with Goan green masala. This is locally known as bharillo bangdo or stuffed mackerel with green coconut chutney. Goan green masala is a paste made of grated coconut, coriander leaves, tamarind pulp, garlic, onion and green chilli and is tangy and mildly spicy. The stuffed fish is coated with rava and tava fried.

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time25 minutes mins

Servings: 2 People

By: Raksha Kamat

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Ingredients

• ▢ 2 Mackerel
• ▢ 3 tablespoon coconut grated
• ▢ 2 tablespoon coriander leaves chopped
• ▢ 1 tsp turmeric powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon chilli powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon salt
• ▢ 2 teaspoon tamarind pulp
• ▢ 1 green chilli
• ▢ 4-5 pods of garlic
• ▢ Onions optional
• ▢ For frying:
• ▢ 1 cup rawa
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• ▢ 1/4 cup oil

Instructions

• Clean the mackerel by cutting only its head and fins. Check this video to know how to clean mackerel. Make a slit on each side of the fish bone. To make a slit, start from the tail and continue till its neck. Keep aside for 20minutes.
• Marinate the fish by applying chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt.
• Grind green chilli, grated coconut, chopped coriander and garlic into a thick paste. Don’t add water while grinding. Finely chopped onions can be added to the mixture after grinding.
• Mix tamarind paste in the chutney and add a pinch of salt.
• Stuff this mixture into the mackerel on both sides of the fish bone.
• In a plate, add rava, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and a pinch of salt and mix well.
• Roll the stuffed mackerel on both sides by holding firmly to avoid the stuffing from coming out.
• In a pan, add 1 tablespoon oil.
• Place the stuffed mackerel in it and fry for 10 minutes on one side. Drizzle little oil on top.
• Turn it carefully and fry on the other side for another 10 minutes.

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Note: The recipe was published on 2nd Mar 2011 and is republished.