{Recipe}Goan Mackerel Cutlets/Bangde Almona

The most common fish cutlets found in Goan kitchens. Common dish out of common fish, Mackerel Cutlets or locally called Bangde Almona the best appetizer for parties and other family gatherings.

In my blog you will also find Tuna and King Fish Cutlets where preparation and procedure remains the same but Mackerels cutlets tastes fabulous. 

Bangde Almona preparation is very simple and also involves minimal time.These cutlets are very handy snacks, Hungry? Just place few hot cutlets between the soft pao along with shredded cabbage salad, every bite will be most memorable ones. Most of the goan dishes always taste better the next day after reheating, same goes for these Almonas. Enjoy Bangde Almona as snacks or side dish based on your tummy demand :)

Nothing better than my papa purchasing Mackerels & I getting busy with deboning of the mackerels, mixed with our Goan Green Masala and finely chopped onion. Then round up and shallow fry. There's no quick & easy snack as fish cutlets. So lets begin preparation of Bangde Almona.

Servings -20

Cuisine-Goan

Author-Ispolina Silveira

Preparation Time :45 min

Cooking Time :10 min

Ingredients

6 Fresh Mackerels

1/2 Tsp Salt

1/2 Tsp Turmeric

2 Eggs

1 Cup Rava/Semolina

Oil for frying

Goan Toddy Vinegar(for grinding)

2 Table spoon of Goan Green Masala

YouTube Video with Step wise preparation .

Step Wise Method

1.Take around six mackerels and was well.Just remove the head part and keep aside.

2.Place the cleaned mackerels in deep pan or kadai,add little water ,salt, turmeric and cook on medium flame for about 10 to 15 min.

3. Debone the mackerels and smash well.

4.Add green masala and fried onions and mix well all ingredients well.

5.Then take the mackerel mixture on your palm and shape into round cutlets.Dip into beaten egg and then coat into semolina.Place the roundels on a plate and keep aside.

6.Then place a flat pan and shallow fry the cutlets till light golden brown.It might take around 10 min for each batch to fry.

7.Fried cutlets place it on kitchen towel to observe excess oil.

8.The tasty cutlets are ready.Serve hot as snacks or as i said earlier the place it between pao or slice bread and enjoy yummy sandwich.

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King Fish Cutlets

Fish Cutlets are delicious snacks which just melts in your mouth full of flavours. You cant just stop by eating one.Earlier i have also made cutlets of mackerels,tuna and vegetables too. I happen to make King fish Cutlets because my Papa got Lots of Medium size King Fish from panaji market and it was so fresh.So lets begin to make cutlets.

Servings 6-8

Total Preparation Time : 30 min

Cooking time : 10 min

Ingredients

6 -8 Small King Fish cleaned 

3 Onions Finely chopped

Rava / Semolina /Bread crumbs for coating

2 Eggs Beaten

Salt

1/4 Tsp Turmeric Powder

Oil for frying

Green Masala Paste for Cutlets

1 Cup of Green coriander

3-4 Green chilies

5-6 Garlic flakes

1 inch Ginger

1/4 Turmeric

1/2 tsp pepper corns

1 Small stick of cinnamon

6 Cloves

1 Table spoon of vinegar

Method

• Place the King fish in a pan or kadai,add salt,turmeric and add little water.Boil the mackerels for 10 min
• Allow the Fish to cool down.Mean while saute the onions chopped until soft and transparent.
• Grind all the ingredients mentioned above into thick paste(make sure its not watery)
• Once King fish is cooled down clean the fish by removing all the big and small bones.
• Add King Fish cleaned in a bowl,in that also add cooked onions,green paste,turmeric and salt as required.
• Mix and mash all the ingredients well into smooth mixture.
• Then make small round cutlets and keep aside.
• Dip the cutlets into beaten egg and then roll into rava or bread crumbs and allow to rest at room temperature  for 2-3 min or can also place into the freezer.
• Keep a pan or tava on stove ,once heated add oil and shallow fry the cutlets .