Spicy fish (Iswana sukke)

  Ingredients:
1 lb (0.45kg) king fish(seer fish/ surmai/ Iswan)
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 tea spns chilli powder
1/2 tea spn tamarind extract
1 tea spn coriander seeds
A pinch turmeric
1 tea spn chopped ginger
Coconut oil
Salt
Method:
Heat a little oil and fry coriander seeds. Powder them. (Ready made coriander powder gives a very different taste, so make it at home).
Heat coconut oil and add onions, ginger. Fry till the onions turn translucent.
Now add fish, tamarind, salt, coriander powder, chilli powder, 1/2 cup water. Cover and cook till fish is done.
While serving, drizzle some coconut oil on top.

Kerala Fish Fry

Ingredients

• 500 grams skinless firm White Fish, slices or pieces well washed
• 1 Tablespoon finely sliced Garlic
• 1 Tablespoon Ginger Juliennes
• 4 Green Chillies, slit

• 4 Green Chillies, slit

• 4 Green Chillies, slit

• 4 Green Chillies, slit

• 1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
• 1 medium Onion, finely sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder
• 1 small raw Mango, sliced or Tomato, chopped
• 2 cups Water
• 1 sprig Curry Leaves
• 2 Tablespoons Oil
• Salt to taste

Method for “Kerala Fish Fry”

Heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed pan till hot. Add the garlic, ginger, green chillies and onions. Saute for about 4 minutes. Add the turmeric powder, red chilli powder, curry leaves and salt. Saute briefly. Add the water and raw mango slices/chopped tomato. Bring to a boil. Drop in the fish and mix gently. Cover and cook on low for about 10 minutes or till the fish is cooked and the gravy is semi-dry. Serve hot with steamed rice.

Cooking Tips:

For a sour taste, either vinegar, lime juice or tamarind paste can be used in place of raw mango or tomato.

Cod Fish Fillet Curry

Ingredients

• 350g cod fillets
• 4 Small Onions
• 2 Green Chillies
• 1 Tbl spoons Ginger Garlic paste
• 1 Tbl spoons Garam Masala
• 2 Tbl spoons of oil
• 1 Tbl spoon red chilli powder
• 3 medium Tomatoes
• Pinch of Turmeric powder
• Salt to taste
• Coriander leaves

Preparation

1) Wash and cut cod fillets into large cubes
2) Marinate fish cubes with 1Tbl spoons Ginger Garlic paste, 1 Tbl spoon red chilli powder, 1 Tbl spoon red chilli powder, Pinch of Turmeric powder and salt for 10 miutes
3) Cut 4 onions, 3 medium tomatoes and 2 green chillis very finely

Cooking process

1) In a pan heat 2 Tbl spoons of oil and fry onions and chillis for 2 minutes
2) Add cut tomatoes and fry for 2 more minutes
3) Add marinated fish pieces to the pan and carefully stirr with out breaking the pieces
4) Add Garam masala and cook for 10 minutes and garnish with corriander
5) Serve with rice

Andhra Fish Curry (Chepala Pulusu)

Ingredients

• 250g Tamarind pulp or juice
• 1 Kg Sea bass or Sea Bream or Monk Fish or any firm Fish
• 50g Oil
• 2 TBSP Ginger/Garlic Paste
• 2 Big onions
• 2 Small Tomatoes
• 6 Green Chillis
• 1/4 TBSP Turmeric
• 1 TBSP Chilli Powder
• Salt to Taste
• Corriender Leaves

Preparation

1) Wash and cut fish into 2 inch pieces
2) Wash and cut onions and make them into a rough paste
3) Wash and cut tomatoes into 4 cubes
4) Wash and slit green chillis
5) Marinate fish with onion paste, chillis , Tomatoes, 1 TBSP Chilli Powder, 1/4 TBSP Turmeric and salt to taste for 10 minutes

Cooking Process

1) Heat 50g of oil in a shallow wide pan
2) Add fish marinate and cook for 2-3 minutes with out strring
3) Add tamarind pulp or juice from tamarind and slow cook for 20 minutes with out breaking fish pieces with stirring
4) Sprinkle corriander leaves and serve with plain Rice

Stir Fried Garlic Prawns

Ingredients

• 3
• 400g King Prawns deshelled
• 1 Big Onion
• 8 Garlic cloves
• 1 Lemon Juice
• 2 Red Dried Chillis
• 4 Big Tomatoes or 1/2 Tinned Tomatoes
• Chopped Corriander
• Salt to Taste
• 2 TBSP Oil

Preparation

1) Wash the prawns and keep it aside
2) wash and cut onions very fine
3) cut garlic roughly into halves
4) Crush Red dry chillis

Cooking Process

1) Heat 2 TBSP of Oil in a pan and add garlic and fry for 2 minutes
2) Add Onions and fry for 2-3 minutes and add crushed dry chillis
3) Add Tomatoes, lemon juice and salt and cook for 2-4 minutes
4) Add prawns and mix well and cook for another 10- 12 minutes or till they are done
5) Sprinkle corriander and mix well
6) Serve hot with Plain Rice