Bangdo recheado
Bangdo recheado, from above
Non vegGoa

Bangdo recheado

Mackerel stuffed with red recheado masala and pan fried. Goa's spiciest stuffing.

40 minTime
26 gProtein each
hotSpice
Stuffed, the Goan way1 chapter · 1 min read

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Grandma's wayThe Goan Catholic kitchen original.
The original
286kcalsame
26 gproteinsame
2 gfibresame
40minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Fish6 medium mackerel, cleaned and slit
Dried red chilli12 Kashmiri dried chillies
Garlic8 cloves
Ginger2.5 cm
Cumin seeds1 tsp
Black pepper½ tsp
Whole spices6 cloves, 1 inch cinnamon
Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp
Sugar2 tsp
Vinegar¼ cup
Tamarinda small piece
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)3 tbsp
Saltto taste

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Soak chillies in vinegar and grind with garlic, ginger, spices, turmeric, sugar, tamarind and salt to a thick paste.
  2. 2Slit the mackerel along the back or belly, stuff generously with the paste and rub some outside.
  3. 3Rest 20 minutes.
  4. 4Shallow fry in hot oil, 4 to 5 minutes a side, until crisp and cooked through.
Serve it like this

Drain on paper for a minute, pile onto a plate and serve hot with chutney on the side.

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Bread or rice Goan poi150 min
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On the side Tisreo sukem40 min
On the side Tambdi bhaji15 min
To drink Kokum fizz10 min
Something sweet Patoleo60 min
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