Mackerel Fish Curry. Mackerel is a very tasty sea fish with very strong flavor and very similar to Bengali "Hilsha" fish. So I've tried to make a fusion with Mackerel Fish in Bengali style with potato and eggplant. I hope you guys will like this dish.

Wash well with salt water and turmeric powder. Add all the ingredients except the fish. Allow to come to a boil. You can cook Mackerel Fish Curry using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Mackerel Fish Curry

You need 1/2 kg of Mackerel Fish.
Prepare For of Paste-.
It's 2 of green chillies.
Prepare 2 tbsp of mustard seeds.
Prepare 1" of Ginger.
Prepare 1 tsp of Turmeric powder.
Prepare 1 tbsp of Red chilli powder.
It's 1 tbsp of Salt to taste.
Prepare 2 tbsp of Mustard Oil for frying.

Sri Lankan Canned Mackerel Curry (Tinned Fish Curry),Saman curry or Sardine curry as we Sri Lankans call it commonly is a tinned fish curry. Mostly we use canned Mackerel for this curry. But same recipe can be used with any tinned fish. Try not to cook too long as the fish will produce a liquid and the sauce will spoil.

Mackerel Fish Curry instructions

Nicely wash the fish. Marinate the fish with turmeric powder and salt. Keep aside for few minutes..
Grind ginger, green chilli and mustard seeds..
Heat mustard oil in Kadai. Once the oil is hot. Fry the fish one by one till it fry properly both the sides. Once it done. Transfer to a plate..
In the same Kadhai. Add little mustard oil. Add chopped onion. Fry for few minutes. Then add 1" ginger, 2 green chilli and mustard seed paste, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp red chilli powder and salt. Saute it for a few minutes. Till the raw smell of masala goes off.Mix....well. Add 1 cup water. Stir it well for 1 minute. Add fried fish. Cover and cook for 3 minutes. Once it done. Open the lid. Add coriander leaves. Transfer to a serving plate.
Garnish with coriander leaves. Ready to serve with hot steamed rice..

Cook the rice according to the instructions on the packet and serve with the fish curry. Jack mackerel pepper fish curry(Sri Lankan). Tempered spices, fresh ground pepper, thick coconut milk makes this canned Jack mackerel recipe an easy fish curry to make. Having canned fish in your pantry as a staple food item makes it a quick meal option as well, you can make a few tasty fish curry recipes and even appetizers(I have linked these. Give that boring canned fish in your shelf a new taste with this Sri Lankan version of a tinned mackerel curry.