Ingredients:
1 kg Fish cut in cubes and deep fried , drained and kept aside
200 gms salt
3 tbsp coriander pwd
1 1/2 tsp cumin (jeera)
1tbsp mustard
1 tsp fenugreek (methi)
3 tbsp poppyseed (KhusKhus)- soaked overnite & ground overnight to make a paste
8 big pods of garlic ( 4 peeled and ground and the other 4 just peeled)
100 gms ginger
100 gms green chillies slit lengthwise
2 cups vinegar
1 tsp sugar
1/4 kg red chillie pwd- soaked overnite in salt solution.
Method:
Make a solution of salt water. Strain and keep aside. Deep fried Fish should also be drained of the oil and kept aside. Fry the peeled garlic and ginger pieces in a little oil and keep that aside as well. Grind all the ingredients together except for khus khus and chilli powder paste and slit green chillies.
In a little oil, put mustard seeds, when it splutters add the chilli paste, fry on low flame for 2 minutes.Add the ground masala ,the salt solution and vinegar and allow it to boil for 2-3 minutes. To this add the sugar and the khus khus paste. Cook for another 5 minutes.Add the dep fried fish pieces and the fried garlic and ginger pieces as well as the slit green chillies. Mix this well and keep it overnite covered by a dry cloth tied around the mouth of the vessel. Next morning open the cloth and check for the spices and seasoning, add if it is required and bottle it . You can add a little oil once it is bottled on the top to preserve it a little longer.