Raaja gobboru/Sagle (mackerel curry-konkani style)

This one is my favourite fish curry I never get tired of eating this. Today I just remembered my Grand Mom who used prepare and serve this on banana leaves with hot steaming boiled rice. I don’t know how this name came “raaja gobboru”.  Gobboru  in Konkani means Ash and  raaju means mackerel/ ayala/bangude.   This curry is very aromatic because we use roasted urad dal and roasted coriander.  Adding raw onion and ginger gives different taste to this curry.

Sure you all fish lovers will like it. pls try this once.

 

 

 

Ingredients

Raaju/mackerel/ayala                      ½ kg

Grated coconut                                  1 cup

Red chillies                                          15 to 20

Green chilly                                         2

Onion                                                   1 

Ginger                                                  1 inch piece

Coriander seeds                                 3 tsp

Urad dal                                               2 tsp

Tamarind                                             small piece

Oil                                                           2 tsp

Method

Cut and clean fish and keep aside.

Chop onion, ginger and green chilly and keep aside.

Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan fry coriander seeds and urad dal till urad dal turns light brown colour.  Let cool for some time.

Fry red chilly in few drops of oil then grind this with coconut, tamarind coarsely.  Then add fried coriander seeds and urad dal again grind it for few secs .

Take this masala in earthen pot or any vessel add  little water and boil it for 5 min. Then smash chopped onion, ginger, salt and green chilly so we get all the flavours.  

Then add this to boiling gravy mix well and boil it 5 min then add cut and clean fish cook in low flame for 10 min. Switch off gas and pour 1 tsp of coconut oil on top. Enjoy this with hot steaming rice.

(this tastes better if prepared in earthen pot)