Maleh
Salt-cured kingfish cooked with rice and dried lime.
Ingredients
- 500 g Salted kingfish
- 3 cups Basmati rice
- 2 Onions
- 3 Dried lime (loomi)
- 1 tsp Turmeric
- 1 tbsp Baharat spice mix
- 2 Green chilies
- 4 tbsp Ghee
- 5 cups Water
Method
- Soak the fish — Soak the salted fish overnight, changing the water three times, or the dish will be inedibly salty.
- Rinse and flake — Drain, rinse well, and break into large pieces.
- Fry the base — Cook the onion in ghee until golden, then add turmeric, baharat and pierced dried limes.
- Add the fish — Turn the fish through the spices for 5 minutes.
- Cook the rice — Add the soaked rice and water, cover, and cook on the lowest heat for 20 minutes.
- Maleh is ready — Rest 10 minutes, add no salt at all, and serve with chilies.