Friday, August 26, 2011

Fish Curry



Ingredients
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1.Tamarind pulp - 1/2 cup
2.Turmeric Powder - 1 pinch
3.Salt
4.Chilly Powder - 4 spoons
5.Coriander Powder - 5 spoons
6.Tomato - 1
7.Garlic - 10 Cloves
8.Green Chilly - 4
9.Small onion - 10
10.Cumin seeds
11.Fenugreek
12.Curry leaves - 10
13.Pepper
14.Gingelly Oil
15.Fish - 3/4 kg
16.Coconut(Grated) - 3/4 cup
17.Raw Mango - 1
18.Jaggery -little

Steps
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1.Heat Gingelly Oil in Pan
2.Add Mustard seeds,smashed garlic,fenugreek to it.
3.Add Onion,Tomato,and Green Chilly one by one with the regular interval of 3 min.
3.Fry Cumin seeds,Pepper,Coconut in a seperate pan with little oil and grind it in mixie as a paste.
4.Add the paste to the gravy.
5.Add tamarind pulp,Chilly powder, Coriander powder,Turmeric Powder and salt to the pan.
6.Close the lid and keep the stove in sim till the raw smell goes away.
7.Add Mango and after five min add fish to it.
8.After 3 min, Switch off the stove and let the fish get cooked in the steam.
9.Add Jaggery if interested.
10.Serve hot with Rice,Idli or dosa.

Poricha Kuzhambu


Ingredients
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1.Small onion(finely chopped) - 10
2.Tomato(finely chopped) - 3
3.Brinjal or drumstick (I like drumstick in this curry)
4.Chilly Powder - 3 spoons
5.Coriander Powder - 3 spoons
6.Ginger Garlic Paste - 3 spoons
7.Turmeric Powder - little
8.Grated Coconut - 4 spoons
9.Saunf - 2 spoons
10.Kasakasa - 1 spoon
11.Patta - 2
12.Kraambu - 5
13.Coriander leaves
14.Curry Leaves

Preparation
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1.Fry Onion,tomato and vegetable(brinjal/drumstick or you can add both) in the regular interval of 3-4 minutes.
2.Add Ginger Garlic paste.
3.Add Chilly powder,Coriander powder,salt and water.
4.Grind Coconut,saunf and kasa kasa and add to the curry.
5.Close the lid and allow it to get cooked for few minutes.
6.Heat a pan and add Patta,Kraambu,Curry Leaves and 1 spoon of chopped small onion and add this to curry for garnishing.
7.Add Coriander Leaves to the curry.
8.Serve hot with Rice ,Idly or Dosa.