Recipe - Balchao De Peixe (Fish Balchao)

6 Fillets or steaks of any
firm fish
1 Onion
Oil for shallow frying
2 tablespoon Balchao paste

MASALA MIX
20 Dry kashmiri chillies
5 Peppercorns
10 Cloves garlic
1 1/2inch piece turmeric or
One half teaspoon Ground
3 Cloves
1 small Piece of cinnamon bark
(about One half inch)
1 teaspoon Coriander seeds
One fourth teaspoon Cummin seeds

Grind together the masala mix in enough vinegar to give a thick paste. Fry
the onions until brown, add the masala and fry for about 5 minutes over a
low heat. Add the balchao and continue to cook. In a separate pan fry the
fish slightly. Add the masala/onion mixture to the fish, adding a little
water if the paste is too thick. Simmer until the fish is cooked. Serve
with plain boiled rice.
From archives of rec.food.recipes

Date: Tue, 31 Jan 1995 08:20:10 GMT

From: trev@wg.icl.co.uk (Trevor Hall)