Fish and Seafood Recipes -
Spicy Indian
Steamed Mussels
Recipe
Fish and Seafood
Recipes
- Spicy
Indian Steamed
Mussels Recipe
Ingredients
Serve
4
125 g/4
oz ghee or 2 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1
large onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 teaspoons desiccated coconut
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon
chili powder
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
150 ml/1/4 pint vinegar
1 kg/2 lb mussels, scrubbed
500 ml/7 fl oz natural yogurt
2 teaspoons garam masala
8 tablespoons lemon juice
coriander leaves, to garnish
Method:
Heat the ghee or oil in a large saucepan. Add the
onion and garlic and fry over a low heat for 5
minutes, or until soft.
Add the coconut and salt and
continue frying until the coconut begins to brown.
Stir in the turmeric, chili powder and pepper and
fry for 1 further minute.
Add
the vinegar and mussels to the pan, cover and cook
over a high heat, shaking the pan occasionally, for
5 minutes until the mussels open. Remove the pan
from the heat.
Discard any mussels that have not
opened. Remove the empty half shells from the
mussels and discard. Arrange the mussels in layers
in a warmed serving dish.
Pour the cooking liquid
into a blender or food processor, add the yogurt and garam masala and process for 1 minute.
Return to the
pan and heat through without boiling. Pour over the
mussels and serve, sprinkled with lemon juice and
coriander.