Sunday, June 29, 2008

Fish Cury: East Indian Style

Ingredients:
2 tblsp lemon juice
mustard oil for frying
salt to taste
8 fish fillets
1 tblsp red chilli powder
4 red chillies whole
1 tsp mustard paste
1 tsp turmeric powder
4 green chillies slit
2 tblsp coriander powder
1 tblsp garlic paste 1 tblsp ginger paste
1 tsp mustard seeds 1 tsp onion seeds
1 bay leaf 1 tsp turmeric powder
2 cup onions chopped

The Simple Steps to Follow:
1.Clean and cut fish fillet, wash well, remove excess water and then marinate with limejuice, turmeric powder and salt. 2. Keep aside for 30 minutes.
3. Heat up a pan, mix in 1 tblsp oil, shallow fry marinated fish from both sides until slightly browned.
4. Take off and keep aside.
5. Heat up remaining oil, mix in mustard seeds, kalonji, whole dry red chillies and bay leaf, stir fry for a few minutes till seeds crackles, mix in ginger, garlic paste and stir fry again for a moment.
6. Mix in cut onion and stir fry until slightly brown in colour.
7. Mix in mustard paste, red chilli powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder, stir fry masala nicely until oil starts separating.
8. Adjust water and salt, bring to boil and then mix in shallow fried fish, put green chilli slits on top.
9. Stir fry on a slow flame until fish get cooked and oil starts floating on top of gravy.
10.Take off and decorate with green coriander leaves. and serv hot with hot Rice

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