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Meen Achar/Fish Pickle



Meen achar is spicy  and delicious fish pickle which is easy to make and can be preserved in refrigerator for more than a month. This recipe is for all those spicy pickle fans like me and this truly is my favorite pickle. You can also use the same recipe to make prawns pickle. This is my mothers treasured recipe. You can use any fish without bones, but king fish is the best for this recipe


Ingredients
Boneless fish - 1 1/2 lb
Ginger- 3-4 inch thick
Garlic- 2 whole( 25-30 pods)
Green chilly- 10-15
Chilly powder- 3- 4 tsp( adjust as per taste)
Turmeric powder-3/4 tsp
Mustard powder- 1 1/2
Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
Fenu greek powder- 1 tsp
Clove- 5-6
Vinegar- 1/2cup
Curry leaves
Salt to taste
Oil




Cut fish into small cubes and drain out all excess moister( use paper towel if necessary). Marinate for 10 minutes with turmeric powder, one tsp of chilly powder and salt. Fry this in oil till cooked evenly.Drain and set aside.
Using a mixer crush ginger, garlic, cloves, green chilly and curry leaves. Do not make a paste,just a coarse mixture. Heat oil in a pan (preferably sesame oil) and add one tsp of mustard seeds. When the splutter add the gridded mixture and saute till the raw flavor disappears and browned up. Add salt, chilly powder and fry for a minute. Add mustard powder, fenu greek powder and saute and add fish and vinegar. Let the masalas get well incorporated and simmer for a minute.Allow to cool and then store in air tight container.

Try this...
Hope you will all enjoy..


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  1. SatrupaNovember 23, 2010 at 11:14 AM

    Wow ...... I am so tempted to try this recipe. Droolzz

    Cheers n Happy Cooking,
    Satrupa

    http://satrupa-foodforthought.blogspot.com

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  2. SujiNovember 23, 2010 at 12:00 PM

    Hostel days orma varanu enike, amma 2-3 bottle undakki thannu vidum, athu hostel ethunathinu munne thanne trainil erunne njgal thinnu theerkum :-), Adipoli pickle i will make this soon.

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  3. ഐക്കരപ്പടിയന്‍November 23, 2010 at 12:09 PM

    I can't help sweet water oozing out from my mouth simply at the sight of the photo..then what it would be if I could taste it.

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  4. PushpaNovember 23, 2010 at 12:16 PM

    Spicy and yummy fish pickle Suja.

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  5. My Kitchen AnticsNovember 23, 2010 at 12:46 PM

    that looks abs yum..what fish did u use?

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  6. KrishnaveniNovember 23, 2010 at 1:11 PM

    looks lovely, attractive colour, yummy

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  7. JoytiNovember 23, 2010 at 2:53 PM

    What an interesting dish! I've never had anything quite like it.
    But unfortunately, king fish isn't available here (in California).

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  8. UnknownNovember 23, 2010 at 5:12 PM

    wow mouth watering pickle

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  9. Love2cook MalaysiaNovember 23, 2010 at 5:26 PM

    Droolworthy pickles ya! Something new to me! :D

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  10. FathimaNovember 23, 2010 at 5:35 PM

    edivettu pickle! drooling here...

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  11. UnknownNovember 23, 2010 at 6:21 PM

    Tat sounds totally new to me....interesting delicious pickle

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  12. PappuNovember 23, 2010 at 7:05 PM

    spicy fish pickle. love it:)

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  13. Sushma MallyaNovember 23, 2010 at 7:33 PM

    Very tempting...have not tried fish in this form before but would love to have it..

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  14. KurinjiNovember 23, 2010 at 9:10 PM

    new to me n attractive!

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  15. Ganga SreekanthNovember 23, 2010 at 9:48 PM

    adipoli pickle..

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  16. Hamaree RasoiNovember 23, 2010 at 10:11 PM

    What a drool worthy pic !! I can have this with plain dosa or even with bread

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  17. AnonymousNovember 23, 2010 at 10:55 PM

    WOW ADIPOLI AYITTUNDU KETTO

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  18. Rookie QookieNovember 23, 2010 at 11:05 PM

    Oh! Jolly me :D I was looking for a gud Fish pickle recipe..dankoo

    Cheers
    Reshmi

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  19. Vidya ChandrahasNovember 23, 2010 at 11:35 PM

    Thanks Suja, I would love to prepare fish pickles...looks very tempting..

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  20. BeenaNovember 23, 2010 at 11:54 PM

    What a coincidence. I made fish pickle day b4 yest.
    this looks so tasty and colourful
    Beena

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  21. Priya SureshNovember 24, 2010 at 12:21 AM

    I was planning to make some fish pickle since a long, thanks for sharing,bookmarked..

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  22. Sreelekha SumeshNovember 24, 2010 at 4:03 AM

    Wow.Pickle looks spicy and yummy!

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  23. Indian Cuisine BlogrollNovember 24, 2010 at 6:07 AM

    wow...brings good old memories of hostel days..a friend of mine used to bring this and it won't even last for a day...

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  24. Treat and TrickNovember 24, 2010 at 7:47 AM

    Lovely color and looks so tasty....

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  25. Sarah NaveenNovember 24, 2010 at 9:04 AM

    iyyo enikku ithu ippo venam..oru rakshayum illa kto...

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  26. aipiNovember 24, 2010 at 9:18 AM

    Beautiful color..looks very authentic!

    US Masala

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  27. UnknownNovember 24, 2010 at 11:59 AM

    Adipoli!! ente amma undakarundu..kandittu kothi varunnu..yummyy

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  28. UrmiNovember 24, 2010 at 6:27 PM

    Fish pickle looks hot, spicy, yummy and tempting. I cannot resist myself seeing the delicious pickle. Thanks for your lovely recipe.

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  29. LijnaNovember 24, 2010 at 7:00 PM

    spicy..tasty...mmmm....

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  30. Love2cook MalaysiaNovember 24, 2010 at 8:45 PM

    Dear friend, I have an award for U! Pls collect it from my blog when U have the time...cheers! :D

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  31. BeenaShyleshNovember 25, 2010 at 5:51 AM

    wow kurachu chorum acharum tharumo.....

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  32. Sayantani Mahapatra MudiNovember 25, 2010 at 9:19 AM

    looks yum...never tried but my hubby always vouch for this.

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  33. AkilaNovember 26, 2010 at 7:50 AM

    looks so yummy yummy dear.... really a mouthwatering picture........

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  34. Foodie AnnNovember 26, 2010 at 9:25 AM

    fish pickle its my favorite.... this looks very tempting...:)

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  35. Jayanthy KumaranNovember 27, 2010 at 4:11 AM

    I m salivating here..slurppp..:D
    Tasty Appetite

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  36. Lena JayadevNovember 27, 2010 at 10:38 AM

    vaayil kappalodikkanulla vellamundu Suja.. i remember my coimbatore hostel days nw..

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  37. SunithaNovember 27, 2010 at 2:02 PM

    Awesome.. a nice meen achar can save any lunch or dinner. This recipe is a keeper.

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  38. TorviewtorontoNovember 28, 2010 at 5:20 PM

    delicious fish pickle

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  39. Suja ManojNovember 29, 2010 at 9:55 AM

    Thanks all for stopping by and for the sweet comments:)

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  40. Sherly AjiNovember 30, 2010 at 3:50 AM

    Entte Amme !!! Entha Katha!!!Enikku veetil pokanam, Choru kazhichhe pattu? but where is fish Achar? Can i fly to US?

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  41. Jampani PicklesMarch 16, 2017 at 5:51 AM

    Hi I am new to this blog. One of my friends madhu from New delhi referred me this blog to learn about all non veg recipes. i was really impressed for these many recipes using using non veg. I am very exited to make my first dish on non veg pickles with your blog inspiration. Thanks alot.

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  42. UnknownNovember 4, 2021 at 2:01 AM

    Hi I jsut came across your blog via pinterest. Instead of sesame oil, can I use mustard oil? How long will the fish pickle last? thanks

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    1. Suja ManojNovember 6, 2021 at 9:03 AM

      Hello, Thanks for stopping by. Sesame oil or any refined oil is good for making pickles. I think it is ok to use mustard oil as it has a good flavor. The recipe has ground mustard seeds, so if you think it will be overpowering then you can skip it. Hope you will try this recipe. Enjoy!

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