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Friday, 8 January 2010

Fish Fingers

Fish Fingers

Ingredients :
10 pieces sole fish cut in finger shape
2 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp white pepper powder
2 tbsp bread crumbs
1 egg
salt to taste
oil to deep fry

Method :
Marinate fish fingers with salt, pepper powder and lemon juice.
Keep in fridge for 15 minutes.
Dip in beaten egg and roll in palms to coat the crumbs nicely.
Heat oil and deep fry the fingers until fish fingers are light golden andcooked.
Serve with tartare sauce or tomato sauce.

Thursday, 7 January 2010

Fish Cutlet

Fish Cutlet

Ingredients :
½ kg fish
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
1 bread slice
1 tbsp cornflour
1 egg
½ tsp garam masala powder
1 cup bread crumbs
1-2 green chillies
1 bunch coriander leaves
salt to taste
oil for frying
½ tsp turmeric powder

Method :
Rub fish with salt & turmeric powder. Wash after 5 min.
Steam fish over a pan of hot water and remove all the bones.
Mash it with hands. Add ginger- garlic paste, salt, red chilli powder, garam masala powder, cornflour, coriander leaves, green chillies, bread slice (soaked in water & squeezed).
Mix all these ingredients & make cutlets of round or any shape you like.
Beat egg lightly. Dip cutlet in egg and roll them in bread crumbs.
Heat oil. Oil should not be very hot.
Fry till brown and serve with potato fingers & chutney.

Wednesday, 6 January 2010

Fish Amritsari

Fish Amritsari

Ingredients:
1 kg singhara fish
3 tbsp malt vinegar
1 tsp ajwain
1 tsp haldi powder
2 tbsp chilli powder
2 tbsp zeera powder
½ cup eggs, whisked
2 tbsp besan
2 tbsp maida
Salt to taste
Oil for frying
Chaat masala to sprinkle on top

To be ground into paste
2 tbsp ginger
2 tbsp garlic
½ tbsp red chillies

Method:
Wash the fish pieces and pat dry. Dissolve a little salt in vinegarand marinate fish for 20minutes.
Remove fish from vinegar, press gently between two paper napkins to remove moisture.
In a bowl, mix eggs, ginger, garlic and chilli pastes along with ajwain, haldi, chilli powder, zeera powder, besan, maida, salt and coriander.
Evenly coat fish pieces with this mixture and leave to marinate for 30minutes.
Heat oil in Kadhai, fry fish pieces until crisp and golden brown.
Drain excess oil, sprinkle chaat masala and serve hot, garnished with lemon wedges.

Tuesday, 5 January 2010

Dum Machhli

Dum Machhli

Ingredients :
8pcs pomfret steaks
5gm salt
2gm
turmeric
3 tbsp ghee
A pinch of hing
1/2 tsp
cumin seeds
1 tbsp ginger finely chopped
2 tbsp onion paste
4 tbsp curd beaten
1 tbsp poppy seed roasted & ground
1 cup water
½ tsp saunf powder
2 tsp garam masala
1 tbsp chopped coriander
1 tsp chopped green chillies


Method :
Pat dry the fish steaks and rub salt & turmeric powder.
Heat 2 tbsp ghee and shallow fry the fish till lightly coloured.
Heat one tbsp ghee and add cumin, chopped ginger and hing.
When they crackle add onion paste, poppy seed paste & beaten curd
Cook for 2-3 mins on low heat.
Add chopped green chilles, turmeric(a pinch) chopped coriander, saunf powder, garam masala and fish steaks. Cook with lid on. Bake in oven with foil.

Monday, 4 January 2010

Crisp-Fried Surmai Fish

Crisp-Fried Surmai Fish

Ingredients :
6-8 thickish slices of Surmai fish
3 lemons, juice extracted
1 1/2 tsp chilly powder
oil as required salt to taste
25 gm ginger
8 cloves
20 gm black cardamoms
20gm cinnamon
15 gm cumin seeds
25 gm ani seeds
8 peppercorns

Method :
Wash the Surmai slices very nicely with water and place them on a layer of papers so that the water gets absorbed in the paper.
Pound finely ginger, cloves, cardamoms, cinnamon, cumin and aniseed powders and peppercorns.
Mix these in the lime juice along with chilly powder and salt to taste.
Cover the fish slices with this mixture and let them marinate thus soaked in the mixture for half an hour.
Place a frying pan on fire and fry these slices two or three at a time by adding oil as required.
When they are fried brown and crisp serve them directly from the pan with any chutney.

Saturday, 2 January 2010

Creamy Tiger Prawns

Creamy Tiger Prawns

Ingredients :
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped
2 lb raw tiger prawns, peeled
1 quantity Balti sauce
2 oz creamed coconut
2 oz ground almonds
1 lb courgettes sliced
¼ pt double cream
4 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
seasoning
2 oz toasted almond flakes to garnish

Method :
Heat the oil over high heat in a large Balti pan or wok.
Fry the onion for 2 minutes over high heat. Stir in the prawns and cook for 3 minutes until they start to change color.
Add the Balti Sauce, coconut and almonds then bring to a boil, stirring at the same time.
Add the courgettes and cook gently for about 10 minutes until the prawns are cooked.
Stir in the cream and simmer for 1-2 minutes, then add the coriander.
Season and garnish with flaked almonds.

Friday, 1 January 2010

Crab Curry

Crab Curry

Ingredients :
2 crabs
60 ml oil
Kashmiri red chillies (soaked)
1 tbsp ginger
1 tbsp garlic
1tsp poppy seeds (roasted and soaked)
1tsp coriander
1tsp jeera
1 onions
400 ml coconut milk
1 ½ tamarind pulp
2 ( litres) stock

Method :
Put the crab into the boiling stock & boil for 10 mins
Cod & discard toes and stomach sac bellow the shell near the mouth.
Cut the crab into 4 pieces.
Make paste of ingredients
Heat oil in the wok add grounded paste and cook on low flame. Add crabs and toss.
Add tamarind water and reduce on slow fire.
Add coconut milk, bring to boil.
Serve hot.