Bengali Shark Kebabs

[rummate]

While surfing on the net i fished a very unsual recipe.Either i do not know my Maccher Jhol or the shark is really a bengali.Would the Doctor or Bong investigate?

Bengali Shark Kebabs

Ingredients

450g (1lb) shark steaks

2 cloves garlic

1/2 inch piece root ginger

1 small onion, peeled

1 red chilli

150g (5oz) natural yoghurt

salt to taste

1 teaspoon turmeric

2 teaspoons garam masala

Method

Cut the fish into 2.5cm (1 inch) cubes. Wash, drain and dry them.

Liquidize all the remaining ingredients, to form a marinade paste. Marinade the cubes for approximately 2 hours.

Thread the fish on to 4 skewers, and grill for ten minutes.

Serve on a bed of salad.

Serves 4.

[mongo_jones]

While surfing on the net i fished a very unsual recipe.Either i do not know my Maccher Jhol or the shark is really a bengali.Would the Doctor or Bong investigate?

Bengali Shark Kebabs

Ingredients

450g (1lb) shark steaks

2 cloves garlic

1/2 inch piece root ginger

1 small onion, peeled

1 red chilli

150g (5oz) natural yoghurt

salt to taste

1 teaspoon turmeric

2 teaspoons garam masala

Method

Cut the fish into 2.5cm (1 inch) cubes. Wash, drain and dry them.

Liquidize all the remaining ingredients, to form a marinade paste. Marinade the cubes for approximately 2 hours.

Thread the fish on to 4 skewers, and grill for ten minutes.

Serve on a bed of salad.

Serves 4.

this is, i am sure, an adaptation to the american market. on my own, now long defunct, recipes website (i am slowly putting it back together) i used to recommend substituting thresher shark fillets in certain bengali fish recipes (like doi machh etc.)-it has a texture not unlike bhetki etc. and can be a good sub. i also used it, and mahi-mahi, to make my green masala fish. this was before i discovered the bangladeshi store in l.a that sold all the bengali fish!

this recipe sounds yum--would probably be very good with the fish pan-fried as well. in fact if you think about it, it is a doi machh (yogurt fish) recipe--just ends up being cooked differently.

bong, your thoughts?

[Monica Bhide]

I dont seem to recall cooking shark with Indian spices... have folks tried it? Does it take spices well?

[Episure]

My Jaws do short work of it especially if it is in a coastal Ghashi gravy.

Shark = Mori.

[gingerly]

i actually like dried salted(read smelly) shark.usually prepared with a green chilli,onion and turmeric heavy masala.

[Monica Bhide]

smelly fish and I are not friends

[gingerly]

ah well-but if you ever need to clear a room-fast..