Achari Fish Recipe / Simple Pickled Fish Curry / Pickled Salmon Fish Fry

Achari fish curry is a delicious spicy and tangy dish in which the fish is cooked in pickle or spices used to make the pickle. It’s popular in south India and northern states of India like Punjab.

Achari fish is rich in vitamins and proteins from the fish. It can be served with plain rice, any daal lilke khatti daal or khadi daal, and chapati.

Any variety of fish and any type of pickle can be used to make this achari fish. Tastes best with salmon, pompret, murrels, and rohu fish.

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Achari Fish Recipe / Simple Pickled Fish Curry / Pickled Salmon Fish Fry

Course

Main Dish

Cuisine

Indian, South Asian

Keyword

achari fish, achari fish curry, achari fish recipe, fish curry, fish fry, pickled fish, salmon curry

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Servings

people

Ingredients

• 600 grams Salmon / Any fish (sliced or whole)
• 1.5 teaspoon Ginger-Garlic Paste
• 1 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder or paprika
• 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
• 1/4 teaspoon Salt (as per taste)
• 3/4 tablespoon dried kasuri methi/ fresh methi
• 1 pinch methi seeds/ fenugreek seeds
• 1 teaspoon Zeera/ cumin seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon Mustard Seeds / Rai
• 2 medium Dry Red Chillies
• 1 fistful Fresh curry leaves
• 1 tablespoon Mango pickle / any tangy pickle
• 4 tablespoon cooking oil

Course Main Dish Cuisine Indian, South Asian Keyword achari fish, achari fish curry, achari fish recipe, fish curry, fish fry, pickled fish, salmon curry Prep Time 15 minutes Cook Time 15 minutes Servings people Ingredients 600 grams Salmon / Any fish (sliced or whole) 1.5 teaspoon Ginger-Garlic Paste 1 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder or paprika 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder 1/4 teaspoon Salt (as per taste) 3/4 tablespoon dried kasuri methi/ fresh methi 1 pinch methi seeds/ fenugreek seeds 1 teaspoon Zeera/ cumin seeds 1/2 teaspoon Mustard Seeds / Rai 2 medium Dry Red Chillies 1 fistful Fresh curry leaves 1 tablespoon Mango pickle / any tangy pickle 4 tablespoon cooking oil

Instructions

1. Wash the fish pieces thoroughly and drain the water.

   
2. In a bowl mix ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder, salt, red chilli powder and make a paste.

   
3. Rub this paste on to the fish pieces one by one. keep aside for 10 minutes for marination.

   
4. Heat oil in a thick-bottomed large vessel or pan. Add the methi seeds, jeera, rai, dry red chillies and curry leaves.

   
5. Add the marinated fish pieces. Cook for 2 minutes on each side on medium flame.

   
6. Meanwhile make a slurry of pickle, water and Kasuri methi.

   
7. Add this slurry to the fish and cover and cook for 7-8 minutes on high flame or until only 1/4 water remains and oil starts separating. At last, add green chillies and 5-6 curry leaves.

   
8. That,s it. Salmon fish curry is ready. Serve hot.

   

Recipe Notes

1. Any variety of fish and any variety of pickle easily available at home can be used to make this curry.