Grilled Stuffed Mackerel

Ingredients

• 2 tsp spice paste red
• 5  curry leaves fresh
• 0.3 tsp ginger/garlic paste 
• 0.3 tsp ginger paste 
• 2 tsp juice of lemon 
• 1 serving lemon wedges 
• 1 medium mackerel cleaned
• 0.5 small onion peeled sliced
• 1 serving salt to taste
• 1 medium tomatoes chopped
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil 

Equipment

• frying pan
• sauce pan
• grill
• aluminum foil
• grill pan

Directions

1. Wash and dry the inside of the fish. Make deep slashes across both sides of the fish. Stir together the ginger and garlic pastes, salt, 1 teaspoon of the oil and the lemon juice and rub all over and into the slits of the fish.
2. Place in a nonmetallic dish, cover and marinate in the fridge for 30 minutes.
3. Heat the remaining oil in a small nonstick saucepan and fry the onion until golden brown.
4. Add the curry leaves and masala paste and cook over medium-low heat for 3-4 minutes, stirring constantly. If you are concerned that the masala sauce may burn, add a sprinkling of water to the pan.
5. Add the tomato and salt and cook briskly for 6-8 minutes, stirring often. The tomatoes will completely break down and you will be left with a spicy, thick masala sauce. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
6. Rub a little of this stuffing mixture on the flesh and inside the slits and stuff the rest into the cavity.
7. Put the fish back in the fridge for another 20 minutes, if you have time.
8. Preheat the grill and cover the grill pan with kitchen foil.
9. Place the fish on top and cook for 6-7 minutes on each side, turning carefully, until the fish is golden brown and cooked through.
10. Serve with lemon wedges and plain rice.
11. From Anjum's New Indian by Anjum Anand. Copyright © 2008 Anjum Anand; photography copyright © 2008 Vanessa Courtier. First published in the US in 2010 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.