Mackerel Fish Cutlets

Mackerel Fish Cutlets are fish cakes made from boiled mackerel meat seasoned with salt and pepper. The Mackerels fillets are ground with egg, soaked bread, and other spices, then shaped into a patty and finally coated with rava or semolina and then fried.

These Mackerel Fish Cutlets can be had as snacks with tomato ketchup or some other dips, they can be also had in bread as a burger by cutting slices of tomato, cucumber, capsicum or whatever veggies you would want to have along with some mayonnaise or mustard sauce. 

If you are a fish lover, then these cutlets are just for you :)

Ingredients

2 Mackerels
2 Sliced Bread, Soaked in Water (Bread Crumbs can also be used in case bread is not available, no need to soak them in water, use them plain around 2 -3 Tbsps approximately.)
1 Egg
1 Medium Sized Onion, Chopped Fine
1 Medium Sized Green Chili, Chopped Fine
1 Tbsp Coriander Leaves, Chopped Fine (Optional)
1/2 Tsp Turmeric Powder
1/2 Tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
1/4 Tsp Pepper Powder
1/2 Tsp Salt
1/2 Cup Water
Semolina as per requirement
Oil as required

Mayonnaise Onion Dip
1 Small Onion, Chopped Fine
2 Tbsps Mayonnaise
1/4 Tsp Turmeric
1/4 Tsp Pepper
1/4 Tsp Oregano

Servings / Time

7 Cutlets / 40 Minutes

Preparation

1. Soak some sliced Bread around two slices in water. Clean the mackerels, cut off the head and fins and remove the inner organs. Wash them clean. Add 1/2 teaspoon Salt to the Mackerels and keep aside.

Take a small vessel, add the mackerels and 1/2 cup of water and boil the mackerels till cooked. Once ready allow cooling. Take off the bones and add the meaty pieces to a bowl. Now squeeze off the water from the soaked bread and add to the bowl. Also, break an egg and add it to the same bowl.

2. Now, chop the onion and chili fine. Heat a small pan with oil, once hot add onion, chili, ginger garlic paste, chopped coriander leaves, turmeric powder, and pepper powder. Stir fry till onions are translucent. Once ready keep aside. Let the mixture cool. Once cooled, add the mixture to the above bowl.

3. Use your hand to mix the above mixture well, crumble the bread and fish pieces ao that it mixes well with the egg and the sauteed mixture of onion.You get a nice mixture of fish and the other ingredients.

4. Add Semolina or Rava to a flat plate. Make small balls of the mixture. Flatten the balls as you dip the balls into the semolina or rava. Dip the cutlets on both the sides.

5. Heat oil in a pan. Once hot add the cutlets. Fry until golden brown on both sides.

6. Serve hot with a mayonnaise onion dip.

For the mayonnaise onion dip, cut a small onion into fine pieces, add to a small bowl along with 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise, 1/4 teaspoon of turmeric, pepper, and oregano.

Mix well and serve with the fish cutlets.

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