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Showing posts with label Fish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fish. Show all posts

Friday 23 May 2014

Squid Masala

Sorry for the looong gap which i am taking to post now a days...My exam gets over by 29th june only :(
Now i have come up with a spicy tasty non veg recipe...Yes Squid Masala.. a  delicious side dish...



Ingredients:

Ginger garlic Paste - 2 tsp
Pepper powder - 1 tsp
Onion - 2 nos.
Tomatoes - 2 nos
Cleaned and sliced squid - 1 Cup.
Chilly powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 2 tsp.
Salt to taste
Oil to temper - 1 or 2 tbsp as required.

Method:

Heat a pan with 2 tbsp oil and add the finely chopped onions.
Once it turn to golden brown add Ginger garlic paste.
Saute until its cooked.
Add the Tomatoes and Chilly and coriander powder.
Add the sliced squid.
Saute well and add salt.
Allow to cook , stir in between to avoid burning the bottom of pan.
Add pepper powder and Allow to cook in sim until the oil oozes out.
Switch off and Serve it hot.

Note: When u reheat, the squid will shrink but, dont worry there wont be any difference in taste.

Thursday 20 March 2014

Mathi Fry / Sardines Fish Fry



We cook fish recipes frequently, at least thrice a week i can say... Its always our favorite recipe.
This is such a easy recipe and which is a great hit at my home...Love the crispy portion of outer layer of this recipe...
Beginners can try their hands confidently on this recipe, i bet you this is such a drool worthy recipe with minimum ingredients.

Ingredients:

Sardines Fish - 15 nos.
Chilly powder - 1 & 1/2 tsp
Pepper Powder - 1 tsp
Corn flour - 4 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil to fry.

Method:

Remove fish scales, tail and head portion and clean it with the mixture of salt and turmeric water.
I have not removed the head portion, instead i slited on the sides and removed the inner parts and cleaned it

Now take a large plate and add Chilly powder, pepper powder, salt and corn flour.
Mix it well and add the cleaned fish in the plate.
Dust the fish with the mixed powder ingredients ensure the fish should get coated with the mixture completely.
And refrigerate for 1/2 hr to 1 hour.
In a pan add enough oil to shallow fry
Shallow fry the fish till it turns cooked and to crispy texture.
Now its ready to serve.




Thursday 13 March 2014

Mathi Meen Kuzhambu / Fish Curry (Tamilnadu Style)

           


 I always feel blessed to stay near the seashore...It has bought me loads of happiness, a night walk there with my H...a scenic view of Sun rise and Sun set...a lot i can add....Last but not least is the fresh fresh Sea foods, which i can get it from there straight to my kitchen...Morning and Evening the boat comes with full of fishes and market gets filled with varieties of sea foods...even when i think of my childhood...i remember that we eat veggies on only Friday, and other day will be with sea food varieties...

Ingredients:

Matthi Meen - 8 nos.
Onion - 2
Tamarind extract - 2 tsp.
Pepper powder - 1 tsp
Masala powder / Sambar powder - 3 tsp
Coriander powder - 3 tsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil to temper (Gingely oil)


To Temper:

Curry leaves - few
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Fenugreek / Methi seeds - 1/2 tsp
Garlic  - 10 nos.

To Grind :
Coconut - 1 tbsp
Jeera - 1 tsp

Chop the onion.
Clean the fish and marinate it with bit of turmeric, salt and keep it aside.
Heat a pan with little oil and add the onion, cook untill it turns glossy and turn off.
Allow to cool and grind the onion and keep it aside.

Now again heat oil in the pan, temper with the ingredients given above in the list.
Add the Onion paste and saute well.
Add Masala powder, coriander powder and saute well for a minute.
Now add tamarind paste and required amount of water.
Time to add salt...when it boils add the grinded paste of coconut.
Add pepper powder.
Allow to cook it in simmer when you find the oil oozing out add the Fishes.
Curry should be cooked in slow fire until the fish is cooked well.

This can be served with Tiffen varieties or rice...