Name: Goan Fish Xacuti
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 500 g Fish (fish with firm white flesh preferred); 2 nos Onions (chopped); 2 nos Green chillies; 1/2 tsp Ginger paste; 1 tsp Garlic paste; 2 tsp Chilly powder; 1 tsp Coriander powder; 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; 7 nos Pepper corns; 1 small Cinnamon (Karugapatta); 3 nos Cloves; 1/4 tsp Nutmeg powder; 3 nos Cardamom pods (Elakka); 1 tsp Poppy seeds; 1 tsp Cummin powder; 1/2 tbsp White vinegar; 3 tbsp Coconut(grated0 (grated0); Oil (As reqd); Salt (As reqd); Coriander leaves (As reqd for garnishing, chopped)

Goan Fish Xacuti

Goan fish recipe

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Goa

Servings people

Ingredients

500 g Fish fish with firm white flesh preferred
2 nos Onions chopped
2 nos Green chillies
1/2 tsp Ginger paste
1 tsp Garlic paste
2 tsp Chilly powder
1 tsp Coriander powder
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
7 nos Pepper corns
1 small Cinnamon Karugapatta
3 nos Cloves
1/4 tsp Nutmeg powder
3 nos Cardamom pods Elakka
1 tsp Poppy seeds
1 tsp Cummin powder
1/2 tbsp White vinegar
3 tbsp Coconut(grated0 grated0
Oil As reqd
Salt As reqd
Coriander leaves As reqd for garnishing, chopped

Instructions

Roast the spices: pepper corns, cinnamon, cloves and poppy seeds. Grind into a powder and keep aside.
Take a frying pan and pour oil. Heat the oil and fry chopped onions.
Add the ginger and garlic pastes and saute in low heat for some time.
Add the previously prepared spice powder, turmeric, cummin, nutmeg, chilly powder, coriander powder, coconut, vinegar and required salt. Saute for sometime till oil accumulates on top.
Add two cups water to the above mixture and stir well. Bring to boil.
Lower the flame and add the fish pieces one by one. Cover with a lid and cook till the fish pieces are done.
Remove from fire and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
Goan fish xacuti is ready and serve hot.