Goan Ambot Tik

Ingredients

• Kite / Shark Fish (cleaned & cut into pieces) – 500 gms. (cleaned)
• Onion (finely chopped) – 1 medium
• For the Masala Paste:
• Dry Red Kashmiri Chillies (deseeded) – 02
• Dry Bedgi Chillies (deseeded) – 12
• Ginger – ½ inch
• Garlic – 6 cloves
• Onion – 1 small
• Tomato – 1 small
• Cloves – 6
• Cinnamon – 1 inch
• Pepper Corns – 10 to 12
• Cumin Seeds – ½ tsp.
• Corriander Seeds – 1 tsp.
• Turmeric Powder – ½ tsp.
• Tamarind – 1 marble sized ball
• Kokum – 5 to 6 petals
• Oil – 2 tbsp.
• Salt – 2 tsp. or to taste

Directions

1. Step 1:    Wash the fish pieces, drain well and apply 1 ½ tsp salt and keep aside for 15 to 20 minutes.
2. Step 2:     Soak the chillies and tamarind in ½ cup warm water for 15 minutes. Grind the soaked chillies along with the other ingredients for the masala to a slightly coarse paste (don’t grind fine).
3. Step 3:     Add the oil to a vessel and add the onion and sauté on low heat till light golden. Next add the ground masala and sauté for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the pieces of fish and mix well. Add 400 to 500 ml hot water and mix.
4. Step 4:     Check for salt and add if required. Cover the vessel with a lid and cook on medium heat for 10 to 12 minutes. Switch off the heat, add the kokum and leave covered for 5 minutes before serving.