Title: Ambot Tik (A Sour and Hot Dish)
Categories: Goanese
Yield: 1 Servings

1/2 kg Fish, shark, catfish or
-other 'meaty' fish
Salt
10 Dried red chillies
1/4 ts Cummin seeds
4 Peppercorns
1 1/4-inch piece of turmeric
-or-
1/2 ts Ground
4 Cloves garlic
1 1/2-inch piece of ginger
1 Marble-sized ball of
-tamarind mixed in:
1 c Water or equivalent of
-'instant' e.g Tamcon
1 Finely sliced onion
2 tb Oil

Clean and wash the fish. Cut into small steaks, rub in salt and set aside.
Grind all the other ingredients bar the onion into a paste (masala) with a
little water. Fry the onion until brown. Add the masala and fry for a
minute. Add 1 cup of water. Bring to boil then add fish. Cook on low heat
until tender. A little salt and vinegar may be added if desired.

Serve with plain boiled rice.
From archives of rec.food.recipes

Date: Tue, 31 Jan 1995 08:20:10 GMT

From: trev@wg.icl.co.uk (Trevor Hall)