🇮🇳 Indian

Ambot Tik

Name: Ambot Tik
Prep time: 18 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 48 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste; to taste Salt; 2, finely sliced Onion; 2, slit Green Chili; 1 tsp Coriander Powder; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 1 tsp Dried Red Chilies; 1 Lemon; 1 cup, chopped Vinegar; 2 tbsp Tamarind Paste; 500 g, steaks Fish; 1 tsp Red Chili Powder; 3 tbsp Mustard Oil

🇮🇳 Indian

Goan ambot tik — sour-hot vindaloo's fish cousin. Fresh fish, hot masala and the confidence to cook it briefly. Best with hot rice and a side of popped papad.

Prep 18 min Cook 30 min Serves 2 Medium

Ingredients

Ginger Garlic Paste1 tbsp
Saltto taste
Onion2, finely sliced
Green Chili2, slit
Coriander Powder1 tsp
Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
Dried Red Chilies1 tsp
Lemon1
Vinegar1 cup, chopped
Tamarind Paste2 tbsp
Fish500 g, steaks
Red Chili Powder1 tsp
Mustard Oil3 tbsp

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

1
Marinate the fish briefly — salt, turmeric, a squeeze of lemon — no longer or it cooks in the acid.
2
Sear the fish in hot oil, two minutes a side, and remove before it is fully done.
3
Soften the onions, add paste and tomato with the spices, and bhunao till thick and red.
4
Nestle the fish into the simmering gravy with the dried red chilies; the residual heat finishes it.
5
Scatter the vinegar and cilantro, squeeze lemon over, and serve straight from the pan.

Chef's tip

Taste as you go — chili heat, salt and sourness should all lift each other, not fight.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Goan Ambot-Tik Curry with Shark | Moriche Ambot-Tik & Mori Fry · on YouTube