Fish Vindaye
Fish Vindaye is basically fried fish combined with mustard seeds, garlic, turmeric, chilli and onions pickled in vinegar to give it a distinctive taste and flavour. It is very popular in Mauritius, mostly eaten as a “gajak” accompanied with bread.
Recipe Ingredients
- Tuna Fish
- ½ Cup Vinegar
- 2 Tbsp Garlic, Crushed
- 2 Tbsp Mustard Seeds, Crushed
- 1 Tbsp Turmeric
- 1 Tbsp Chilli Flakes
- Salt to taste
- Black Pepper
- 1 Tbsp Vindaye Spices
- 2 Medium Onions
- 4 Green Chillies
- Oil
- Water, small amount
Instructions
- 1
Cut the onions into big chunks
- 2
Add vinegar to the onions and leave to marinate
- 3
Season the fish with salt and pepper
- 4
Slice the green chillies lengthwise
- 5
In a bowl, combine the crushed mustard seeds, salt, crushed garlic, turmeric, chilli flakes and vindaye spices
- 6
Add a small amount of water to the mixture and stir into a thick paste
- 7
Heat oil in a frying pan and fry the fish until golden brown, then put aside
- 8
Cut the fried fish into medium pieces
- 9
In a pan, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil used for frying the fish over medium heat
- 10
Add the vindaye paste to the pan and cook for 5 minutes, stirring continuously
- 11
Add the cut fish pieces and turn off the heat
- 12
Mix until the fish is well coated with the paste
- 13
Add salt to taste
- 14
Add the pickled onions and sliced chillies and mix well
- 15
Allow to cool before serving
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Credits: Source: Cuisine Mauritian