Kingfish Cafreal is a spicy preparation of Kingfish in a coriander based marinade. The marinade is the most important and almost only part of this recipe. It is very easy to make and gets ready in a jiffy.
Cafreal is known to have originated from the Portuguese. I make Chicken Cafreal very often. But this was the first time I made Kingfish cafreal. It turned out just as yummy as the Chicken version of it. Cafreal is generally served as a starter and is made dry. However, I sometimes like to make a thick gravy to go with home-made Pav (Dinner Rolls).
Here is the step by step Kingfish Cafreal recipe with pictures:
Serves: 2
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Marination Time: 3-4 hours
Ingredients:
Kingfish : 6 medium sized pieces
Coriander : 1 cup
Green Chillies : 4
Ginger : 1 inch piece
Garlic : 12-15 cloves
Peppercorn : 6
Cinnamon : 1 small stick
Turmeric : 1 tsp
Vinegar : 3-4 tbsp
Salt : as per taste
Method of Preparation:
- Grind all the ingredients mentioned above to a smooth paste.
- Apply this paste evenly on the kingfish and marinate for a minimum of 3-4 hours.
- Heat oil on a pan and place the kingfish pieces on the pan.
- Cook for a few minutes. Turn the pieces and cook on other side too till all the liquid dries and the kingfish is cooked. You can also leave some gravy if you wish.
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KingFish Cafreal
- Kingfish : 6 medium sized pieces
- Coriander : 1 cup
- Green Chillies : 4
- Ginger : 1 inch piece
- Garlic : 12-15 cloves
- Peppercorn : 6
- Cinnamon : 1 small stick
- Turmeric : 1 tsp
- Vinegar : 3-4 tbsp
- Salt : as per taste
- Grind all the ingredients mentioned above to a smooth paste.
- Apply this paste evenly on the kingfish and marinate for a minimum of 3-4 hours.
- Heat oil on a pan and place the kingfish pieces on the pan.
- Cook for a few minutes. Turn the pieces and cook on other side too till all the liquid dries and the kingfish is cooked. You can also leave some gravy if you wish.
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