Fish molly

Fish molly

June 21, 2016






Ingredients:


  • Fish pieces                                : 6 nos
  • Onion                                        : 1
  • Shallots                                     : 5 nos
  • Garlic                                        : 3 cloves
  • Ginger                                       : 1/2"pc
  • Green chillies                            : 3 nos
  • Tomato                                      : 1 meduim
  • Coconut oil                               : 1 tbsp 
  • Coconut milk thin                     : 1/2 cup
  • Thick coconut milk                   : 1/4 cup

For Marination :



  • Turmeric pdr                             : 1/4 tsp
  • Lemon juice                              : 1 tsp
  • Pepper pdr                                 : 1/4 tsp
  • Salt to taste

Method:



  • You can use any fleshy fish pieces, here I used Barracuda (Koduva) fish for this recipe.
  • Clean and marinate the fish pieces with turmeric pdr, salt, pepper pdr and lemon juice and keep it for 20 mins.
  • Crush the garlic and ginger.  Slice shallots and onion,  slit green chillies  and keep aside.
  • Heat one tsp of oil in a pan and shallow fry the marinated  fish pieces  for just 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Heat the remaining oil and add crushed ginger and garlic to that. Saute for a while and add the sliced shallots and onion.  When the onion become translucent add the green chillies. Add the  thin coconut milk,  tomato pieces, salt and fried fish pieces.






  •  Mix it slowly and let it boil for 2 mins. The gravy thickens, now add the thick coconut milk , before boiling switch off the flame. Add curry leaves.  
  • Serve it with steamed rice, or aappam.






Goan Fish Curry

Goan Fish Curry

June 20, 2016





Ingredients:



  • Fish pieces                         : 6 nos (any fleshy fish)
  • Onion                                 : 1 chopped
  • Green chillies                     : 2 nos
  • Red chillies                        : 4 nos
  • Coriander seeds                 : 1 tbsp
  • Cumin seeds                      : 1/4 tsp
  • Grated coconut                  : 1/2 cup
  • Turmeric pdr                      : 1/4 tsp 
  • Ginger                                : 1/2" pc
  • Garlic                                 : 2 cloves
  • Oil                                      : 1 tbsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Vinegar                              : 1 tsp

Method:




  • Roast red chillies, coriander seeds and cumin seeds in a dry pan. Cool it and grind it well along with ginger, garlic and grated coconut to a paste, keep aside.






  • Take a small portion of the ground paste and marinate the cleaned fish for about 10 mins.
  • In a pan heat oil, add the chopped onion and saute till translucent. Slit green chillies and add this and saute along with onion for one more minute. 
  • Now add the ground paste and saute again for 2 to 4 minutes. Add one cup of water  and required amount of salt, turmeric pdr to this and let it boil.





  •  Then add the fish pieces to this and boil again for 2 mins.   The gravy becomes thick and add the vinegar to this, mix well and switch off the stove.  The fish curry is ready, serve hot with steamed rice!!


Bread uthappam

Bread uthappam

June 14, 2016




Ingredients:




  • Bread slices                          : 4 nos
  • Semolina (rava)                    : 1/4 cup
  • Rice flour                              : 2 tbsp
  • Yoghurt                                 : 1/2 cup
  • Cumin seeds                         : a pinch
  • Green chilli                          : 1 no
  • Coriander leaves chopped   : 1 tbsp
  • Onion                                  :  1 big, chopped
  • Hing                                    : a pinch
  • Salt to taste


Method:


  • Trim the edges of the bread and soak it for 2 mins. Squeeze out the water from the bread pieces.
  • Grind together the bread pieces, semolina and rice flour. Add yoghurt to this and grind once more. Add 1/2 cup water to this to make a batter. Add salt, cumin seeds, chopped onion , hing and green chilli,  mix well. 
  • Keep it for 10 mins.  Heat a dosa tawa and grease it with oil.  Pour one full ladle of batter on the tawa and spread it lightly.  Sprinkle little chopped coriander leaves over it.






  •  Drizzle little oil around the edges, cook on a medium flame for one minute or till the bottom side turns light brown. Flip it and let the other side also cook. 




  • Transfer it to a serving plate and serve it hot with coconut chutney. 



Tiffin

Tomato seva

June 04, 2016

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Ingredients :



  • Cooked seva                     : 2 cups
  • Onion                               : 1
  • Tomato                             : 1
  • Green chillies                   : 2 nos
  • Chilli pdr                          : 1/4 tsp
  • Turmeric pdr                    : a pinch
  • Saunf                                : 1/4 tsp
  • Mustard seeds                  : 1 tsp
  • Urad    dal                        : 1/4 tsp
  • Curry leaves                    : 1 sprig
  • Oil                                   : 1 tbsp
  • Coriander leaves             : for garnishing


Method:



  • Heat oil in a non stick pan add mustard seeds, when it splutters add urad dal, saunf and curly leaves. Fry for 3 seconds and then add chopped onion and chopped green chillies,  saute it  for a minute. 






  • Then add chopped turmeric pdr & chilli pdr , mix well. Now add the chopped tomatoes, salt  and saute it till the tomato becomes mushy.





  •  Finally add the seva to this, mix well.








  • Serve hot !




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