Indian Style Fried Stuffed Trout has a great balance of flavors, as the fish is stuffed with onions and Indian spices and fried in mustard oil till crispy.
Author: Meghalee Das
Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 3
Ingredients
Rainbow Trout: 3 medium
Vinegar: 2 tbsp
Salt: 1 tsp
Chopped Ginger: 1 inch piece
Chopped Onion: 1 large
Chopped Garlic: 4 cloves
Chopped Green chillies: 2
Chopped Coriander or Cilantro leaves: 1 small bunch
Chilli Powder: 1 tsp
Kashmiri Mirch Powder: 1 tsp
Turmeric powder: ½ tsp
Coriander Powder: ½ tsp
Garam Masala: ½ tsp
Mustard Oil: 4 tbsp
Salt to taste
Lemon Wedges (optional)
Method
Clean and remove the insides of whole medium-sized rainbow trout and leave the skin on. Score the fish on both sides by making 2 or 3 slanting shallow slits on it. Drizzle some vinegar over the fish and rub it with salt. Keep aside for a few minutes while you make the stuffing.
Heat 1 tbsp mustard oil and fry the chopped onions on medium heat for 5 minutes or till they become soft and start to get golden in color. Add the ginger and chillies fry for another 5 minutes on medium heat. When the onion and ginger look cooked, add the chopped garlic and cook for a minute or two.
Now add the spices: chilli powder, kashmiri mirch powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and garam masala. Add the chopped coriander/cilantro leaves, some salt to taste, cover the pan and let the masala cook for around 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
Stuff the fish with this onion masala. Heat the rest of the mustard oil in a big, flat skillet and when the oil is hot, gently lower the fish into it. Let it shallow fry on medium high to high heat for at least 7 minutes and when it looks crispy enough, turn it and fry the other side for around 5 minutes.
Once the fish looks reddish brown and crispy, take it out of the pan and put it on some paper towels on a platter. Sprinkle some chopped coriander leaves and place some raw onion rings and lemon wedges near it. You can eat it as an appetizer or serve it with hot white rice and a few spoonfuls of the onion-flavored oil in which you fried the fish.
Recipe by The Saffron Platter at https://thesaffronplatter.com/466-indian-style-fried-stuffed-trout.html