--Fish Receipes--

Kerala Special

Fish Currry

Ingredients

Fish            -1 kg
Red onions-5 pieces
Split chillies-5
Ginger -3 pieces
Garlic-3 cloves
Mustard seeds-1tsp
Camboge(kudampuli)-5 pieces
Fish curry mix-5 tsp
Coconut oil-1/4 cup
Curry leaves
Salt-To taste

Preparation

Wash and soak camboge(kudampuli) in i/2 cup of water & keep it aside.Heat a quartercup of oil in a pan,until it is hot enough to break the mustard seeds.Now add the onion pieces,split green chillies, a few curry leaves,gingerand garlic.Stir and cook until the onion gets translucent.To this add,the fish curry mix, and stir for a while.Thenadd  puli along with water, and add  salt to taste.alow the gravy to cook.Then add the fish pices.Cover and cook until the gravy is thick.Put the fire off and add a tablespoon coconut oil over it and serve.

Fish Moilee

Ingredients

1 fish Rawas, Surmai or Halwaa
1 onion cut in strips
1 inch ginger griunded to paste
10-12 green chillies chopped
few curry leaves
1 tomato cut in strips
1/2 coconut grated
1/2 tsp cornflour
1/2 tsp lime juice

Preparation

• Marinate fish in salt for 15-30 minutes and semi-fry carefully.
• Saute the onion, ginger, chillies, curry leaves, tomato in oil till light brown.
• Soak the grated coconut in warm water and then remove and keep aside first milk.
• Take rest of the milk, pour into fried masala and put in fish pieces.
• Cook for 10 minutes. When cooked add cornflour dissolved in water and boil.
• Then add first milk. Add juice of half a lime or to taste.

Fish Masala

Ingredients

5ml (1 tsp) ginger paste
5ml (1 tsp) garlic paste
5ml (1 tsp) salt
3 sprigs fresh coriander leaves, crushed
2 green chillies, crushed
5ml (1 tsp) ground black pepper
1.25ml (  ¼ tsp) turmeric powder
10ml (2 tsp) water
Lemon slices

Cooking Instructions

Make 3 slanting slits on fish. Mix together the ginger, garlic, salt, coriander, chilli, ground pepper and turmeric powder. Add the water. Rub spices over the fish and inside the cuts. Bake under the grill for 10-15 minutes, brushing with oil and turning the fish occasionally until cooked. Garnish with lemon slices.

Fish Kabab

Ingredients

275g (10 oz) whiting or coley fillet
1 onion, peeled and chopped
2.5cm (1 inch) ginger root, peeled and finely chopped
1 green chilli, finely chopped
2 sprigs fresh coriander, finely chopped
1 egg, beaten
10ml (2 tsp) garam masala powder
Salt to taste
5ml (1 tsp) ground black pepper
Juice of 1 lemon
Oil

Cooking Instructions

Boil fish in water for 8-10 minutes. Cool and drain. Remove skin and bones and mash fish flesh. Add chopped onion, ginger, chilli, coriander leaves, egg, garam masala, salt, black pepper and lemon juice. Beat or grind into a smooth paste. Make 10-12 equal-sized portions and pat into a flat burger shape. Heat oil and shallow fry on each side for 3-4 minutes. Serve with onion salad.