Mackerel Bake - Indian style Ingredients: Khus khus/poppy seed 3 tblsp, dhania/coriander 2 tblsp, jeera/cumin 2 tsp, methi/fenugreek 1/4 tsp, turmeric powder, chilli powder, 1 full onion chopped roughly and roasted with a little oil, tamarind paste about 2 tbsp, 4 to 6 green chillies sliced, 10 or 12 garlic flakes sliced and a little ginger too. Fry all these …
The best thing about Delhi winter is its onset. There were also crisp, crumb-fried fish fingers, delicious in the over-fried way one wouldn’t cook at home, and chicken legs, which I didn’t touch. Kosha maangsho, mutton cooked in a thick brown masala, was a bit ho-hum, the gravy unnecessary — I thought it should have been a dry meat, bhuno’d …
