Ajwain Fish Tikka is a spicy barbeque dish. Fish pieces are marinated with a combination of yogurt and spices infused with a slight flavor of ajwain, grilled or shallow fried to perfection. Serve as a starter or as a side dish with a main course meal.
Ajwain Fish Tikka
Ajwain Fish Tikka is a spicy barbeque dish. Fish pieces are marinated with a combination of yogurt and spices infused with a slight flavor of ajwain, grilled, or shallow fried to perfection. It can be served as a starter or as a side dish with the main course meal.
Ingredients
- 500 grams boneless fish pieces Kingfish/ Hammour
- 2 tablespoon yogurt
- 1 tablespoon ginger & garlic paste Combined
- 1 tablespoon besan roasted chana dal powder
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 teaspoon red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon chopped green chili
- 1 tablespoon chopped curry leaves
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- ½ teaspoon chat masala powder
- ¼ teaspoon garam masala powder
- ½ teaspoon ajwain bishop's weed/carom seeds
- 1 teaspoon salt or as per taste
- 2 tablespoon of vegetable oil for basting
Instructions
- Take fish pieces in a bowl and sprinkle 1 tablespoon salt and pinch of turmeric. Mix well and set aside for 15 minutes. Then wash the fish thoroughly under running water. Drain all the water and dab with a kitchen towel to remove the excess water.
- In a large glass bowl, add the rest of the ingredients except for oil and mix well.
- Add fish pieces and marinate for 1 hour.
- You can either grill the fish pieces in the oven at 250 degrees C for 20 minutes or shallow fry on a frying pan (5 minutes on each side).
- Serve hot with grilled vegetables.
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