Indian dish, boiled haddock and jalapenos is for starters (5)
I believe the answer is:
bhaji
'indian dish' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'boiled haddock and jalapenos is for starters' is the wordplay.
'for starters' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letters of 'boiled haddock and jalapenos is' is 'BHAJI'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bhaji that I've seen before include "Indian fried appetiser" , "Indian dish consisting of vegetables deep fried in batter" , "Fried vegetable ball" , "Something appetising taken from Indian" , "Deep-fried Indian vegetable dish" .)