cod fish recipes: Curries

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Showing posts with label Curries. Show all posts

Vegetable Kurma

Ingredients:

Potato,cubed - 1/2cup
Carrot,cubed-1/2cup
Cauliflower florets - 1/2cup
Green peas - 1/2cup
Green beans - 1/4cup
1 big onion ,chopped
1/4tsp cumin seeds
2tsp ginger-garlic paste
3 cloves
2 cardmom
1 big piece of cinnamon.
3 green chillies
1/4tsp turmeric powder
2tsp coriander powder
1/4cup chopped coriander leaves
1tbsp Vegetable oil

For grinding
Grated coconut - 3tbsp
Cashews - 10
Poppy seeds -1tsp
Fennel seeds - 1/2tsp

Method:

Soak cashews and poppy seeds in water for 10minutes.
Heat oil in a pan.Splutter cumin seeds.Add whole spices and curry leaves, saute well.Add onion,ginger-garlic paste and green chillies.Saute it well till onion turns light brown.Add turmeric and coriander powder and mix well.Put all the veggies and saute for 2-3 minutes.Add enough water and salt to this.Cover and cook it.Mean while grind coconut,soaked cashews and poppy seeds and fennel seeds.Add this to the cooked veggies.Add more water if required.Cook it for another 5 minutes.Garnish with coriander leaves.This kurma goes well with chapati , poori ,appam etc.

Green Peas Masala

Ingredients:

Dried green peas -1cup
Onion - 1,big
Tomato - 1.medium
Ginger-garlic paste - 2tsp
Green chillies - 2
Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp
Chilli powder - 1/2tsp
Coriander powder - 2tsp
Meat masala powder - 1/2tsp(i used Eastern meat masala)
Garam masala powder - 1/2tsp
Thin coconut milk - 3/4cup
Thick coconut milk - 1/2cup
Curry leaves - handful
Mustard seeds - 1/2tsp

Method:

Soak green peas in water overnight.Pressure cook it by adding salt and enough water.
Heat oil in a pan.Splutter mustard.Saute curry leaves,finely chopped onion and green chillies.
Add ginger-garlic paste and saute well till the onion become light brown color.Add sliced tomato and cook it till it become mushy.Add all spice powders and saute well for 2-3 minutes on low flames.You can can add 2-3 tbsp of water in this stage.Add well cooked green peas and mix it.Pour thin coconut milk and boil it for 5 minutes.Reduce the flame and add thick coconut milk.Cook for 2-3 minutes.Adjust the salt.Serve with chapthi,appam,idiyappam etc.

Fish Molee/Fish Molly

Ingredients:
For marination

Fish(Pomfret,Pearl spot or King Fish) - 1/2kg
Pepper powder - 1tsp
Turmeric powder -1/4tsp
Salt

For the gravy
Cloves - 3
Cardmom - 2
Cinnamon - 1stick
Ginger ,crushed - 1tsp
Garlic,crushed - 1tsp
Green chilli - 2
Onion,Sliced - 2
Tomato - 1,big
Thin Coconut milk - 1cup
Thick Coconut milk - 3/4cup
Coconut oil - 2tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2tsp
Curry leaves - 2strands

Method:
Clean the fish and cut into medium pieces.Marinate with pepper powder,turmeric and salt for 30 minutes.Heat 1tbsp of oil in a non stick pan and shallow fry the fish till its half done.Remove fish from the pan and keep aside.

Pour the remaining 1tbsp of oil in the same pan and splutter the mustard seeds and curry leaves.Saute cardmom cloves and cinnamon.
Add crushed ginger and garlic and saute it well .Add sliced onion and green chillies.Saute well till the onion become translucent.Add thin coconut milk and brings to boil.Add the fried fish pieces and simmer for 15 minutes.Pour the thick coconut milk and sliced tomatoes and cook for another 10 minutes.Serve with appam

Malabar Fish Curry/Fish Curry with Coconut

Fish (any type) - 1/4kg(5-6 pieces)

Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp

Chilli powder - 2tsp

Ginger(Chopped) - 1tsp

Tomato - 1,medium

Tamarind - a small piece, soaked in water

shallot - 3(optional)

Curry leaves - 2strands

Coconut oil - 1tsp

For Grinding

Grated Coconut - 3/4 to 1cup

Cumin seeds - 1/4tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp

Method:

1 Marinate the fish with turmeric,chilli powder and salt for 30 minutes.

2 Grind together coconut,cumin and turmeric powder with little water to smooth paste.

3 Heat a clay pot and add ginger,shallot, sliced tomato and the ground coconut paste.

4 Add water and boil it.

5 Add the marinated fish.cover and cook it on low flame till the fish pieces are done and the gravy becomes thick.

6 Add 2tbsp of tamarind water and boil it.Adjust the salt.

7 Switch off the stove.Add curry leaves and pour 1tsp of coconut oil on top of it.

8 Serve with rice.

Varutharacha Njandu Curry/Crab Curry with Roasted Coconut

Ingredients:

Crab/Njandu (cleaned and cut)- 1kg
Chilli powder - 2tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2tsp
Ginger,chopped - 1tbsp
Garlic,chopped - 1tbsp
Green chillies - 2
Shallot(sliced) -15
Curry leaves - a handful
Tomato - 1,big
Coconut oil - 1tbsp
Salt

For the masala

Coconut oil -1tsp
Grated Coconut - 1cup
Shallot(sliced) -5
Garlic - 2pods
Coriander powder - 1tbsp
Curry leaves -1strand

Method:

Marinate the crab with chilli powder,turmeric powder and enough salt.Keep it aside for 30minutes.

Heat oil in a non stick pan and add grated coconut along with shallot,curry leaves and garlic.Roast the coconut on low flame till it become dark brown color .Add coriander powder ,mix well and switch off the flame.Let it cool.Grind it to a smooth paste along with little water.Keep aside.

In a big pan heat oil and saute ginger,garlic and green chillies.Add shallot and saute for 5 minutes.Add tomato and cleaned crab and mix well.Pour 1 cup of water with enough salt and close it with a lid.Cook it for 10miutes . Add the roasted coconut masala,curry leaves and mix it.Cover and cook it till its done.
Serve hot with rice or kappa puzhukku :)

Egg Kurma and Reposts

Ingredients:

Hard boiled Eggs - 4

Grated Coconut - 1cup

fennel seeds -1/2tsp

Chilli powder - 1tsp

Turmeric powder -1/4tsp

Garam masala - 1tsp

Ginger-garlic paste - 1tbsp

Green chillies -3
Coriander leaves - 1/4cup

Tomato - 1

Onion - 1

Oil

Method:

Make a smooth paste of coconut with fennel seeds.

Heat oil in a pan.Saute onion till it become very soft.Add green chillies and saute well.Add ginger-garlic paste to this and saute for 3 minutes.Add chopped tomato and saute till it become soft.Add all the masala powders and mix well.Add coconut-fennel paste to this and mix it.Pour 1 cup of water with enough salt and cover it with a lid.After 5 minutes remove the lid and add eggs(make slits on it)and chopped coriander leaves.Mix well and serve hot with appam or chapati .

REPOST

Am re-posting 2 recipes for Aparna's 'No Bake Cake Event'

1.No Bake Cheese Cake

2.Steamed Honey Sponge Cake

Pineapple Munthiri(Grapes) Pachadi

Ingredients:

Well ripened Pineapple(finely chopped) - 2cups
Black/red grapes - 15
Curd - 1/2cup
Turmeric powder - 1/2tsp
Sugar - 1tsp
salt

For grinding

Grated coconut - 3/4cup
Cumin seeds - 1/4tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2tsp
Green chillies - 3

For seasoning

Coconut oil - 1tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2tsp
Red chilli - 2
Curry leaves - 2strands

Method:

Cook the finely chopped pineapple with 1/2 cup of water, turmeric powder and a pinch of salt.Cover and Cook it till the pineapple become soft and mushy.Add grapes and cook it on low flame for 5 minutes.Do not overcook it.Add the ground coconut mixture to this.Boil it for another 5 minutes.Add curd and mix well.Add 1tsp of sugar for sweetness.Mix everything well and switch off the stove.
In a small pan heat oil and splutter mustard seeds.Add red chillies and curry leaves.Pour this over to the curry and cover it.Let it rest for another 2 hours.Serve with rice.

Kerala Parippu Curry

Ingredients:

Split moong dal/cherupayar parippu - 1/2cup

Turmeric powder -1/2tsp

Grated Coconut - 1/2cup

Cumin seeds - 1/4tsp

Garlic - 2

Green chilli - 2

Ghee - 2tsp

Curry leaves

Method:

Pressure cook the dal with enough water,turmeric powder and salt.Make a paste of coconut,cumin,garlic and green chillies.Add this to the cooked dal.Add more water if necessary.Cook on low medium till its done.Add ghee and curry leaves.Serve with rice and pappadam.

Inji/Ginger Curry (Kannur style)

This is one of the usual curries in my home.Very good for health and digestion.Simple too.You can prepare this in 10 minutes!!

In southern part of Kerala there is another curry called 'Puli Inji', that is sometimes called Inji Curry which is entirely different from this preparation. Its an essential part of Kerala Sadya.

Here goes my mom's Inji curry Recipe..

Ingredients:

Inji/Ginger(chopped) - 3tbsp
Grated coconut - 1/2cup
Green chillies-2
Mustard seeds -3/4tsp
Curd -1cup
Coconut oil -1tsp
Red chillies - 2
Mustard seeds - 1/2tsp
Curry leaves - 2strands
Salt

Method:

Grind together coconut,ginger,green chillies and mustard seeds.Beat the curd well.Add the coconut mixture to this.Mix well.In a small pan heat oil and splutter the mustard seeds.Add red chillies and curry leaves to this.
Add this seasoning to the curry.Serve with rice.

Mambazha Pulisseri

Ingredients:

Ripe Mango - 1 big
Grated coconut -1/2cup
Cumin seeds -1/2tsp
green chilli - 2
Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp
Curd - 1cup
Sugar - 1/2 - 1tsp
Coconut oil- 1tsp
Mustard seeds-1/2tsp
Fenugreek seeds - 1/2tsp
Red chillies - 2
Curry leaves -2 strands
Salt

Method:

Remove the skin of the mango and cut into big pieces.Boil the mangoes with turmeric powder,green chillies and salt.Cook it till the mango become tender.Grind coconut with cumin seeds to a fine paste and add this to the boiling mango.Bring this to boil and switch off the flame.
Blend the curd to make it smooth and add this to the curry.Add sugar to this curry if you like.Adjust the flavor until the right balance of sweetness and sourness is reached.
In a small pan heat oil and splutter mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds.Add red chillies and curry leaves.
Add this to the mango curry and cover it for 5 minutes.After that mix well and serve with hot rice.

Vendakka/Okra Pachadi

Ingredients:

Vendakka/Okra - 6

Grated Coconut -1/2cup

Shallot - 2-3

Cumin seeds -1/2tsp

Green chillies -2

Curd - 3/4-1cup

Mustard seeds

Curry leaves

Dried red chillies

Coconut oil

Salt

Method:

Cut the okra in small round pieces.Grind together coconut,cumin , shallot,green chillies and salt .Mix this with curd and keep aside.Heat oil in a pan and add the okra pieces.Fry it till it become dark brown color.Add this to the curd-cocnut mixture.Heat oil in the same pan and splutter the mustard .Add red chillies and curry leaves.Mix it well and serve with rice.

Meen/Fish Vattichathu

Ingredients:

Fish (Sardines or small mackerel ) - 1/2kg
Crushed dried red chilli - 1-2tbsp
Crushed Small onions - 25
Crushed Ginger - 1tbsp
Crushed garlic - 1tbsp
Curry leaves - 4 strands
Coconut oil - 3tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp
Vinegar - 1tsp
water -1cup
Salt

Method:

Clean the fish and keep aside.Heat oil in a clay pot and add crushed ginger,garlic ,small onions and curry leaves.Saute for 4-5 minutes.Add crushed red chillies and turmeric powder and mix well.Pour vinegar,water and salt to this.Cover and cook it for 10 minutes.After that open it and cook it on low flame for another 10 minutes ot till the gravy is thick.Serve hot.

Recipe Courtesy - Vanitha Magazine

Malabar Style Chemmeen/Prawns Curry

Ingredients:

King prawns - 300g
Tomato - 1
Green chillies - 2
Grated coconut - 1/2cup
Cumin seeds - 1/2tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp
Red chilli powder - 1tbsp
Coconut oil - 1tsp
Curry leaves
Salt
Garlic pods - 3(crushed)

Method:

1.Marinate the prawns with salt,turmeric powder and chilli powder for 1/2 an hr.
2.Heat a claypot .Add prawns,sliced tomato,green chillies with 1 cup of water.Cook it for 10 minutes.
3.Grind coconut and cumin seeds with little water.
4.Add the paste to the curry.Cook it on low flame till its done.
5.Switch of the stove and add coconut oil,curry leaves and crushed garlic.mix it well and cover it.
6.Serve with rice.

Recipe Courtesy - My Mom

Paneer Butter Masala

Ingredients:

Paneer - 200g(i have used homemade Paneer)

Butter - 3tbsp

Onion -2(grind to fine paste)

Tomato puree - 2,tomato

Ginger-garlic paste - 1tbsp

Curd - 4tbsp

Cashew Paste - 1/4cup

Kashmiri Chilli powder - 1tbsp

Coriander powder - 1tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp

Cumin Powder - 1/2tsp

Garam masala powder - 1/2tsp

Kasoori Methi - 1tbsp

Coriander leaves

Oil - 2tbsp

Salt

Homemade Paneer

Method:

1)Heat oil in a pan.Shallow fry the paneer cubes on medium heat until golden brown.Set aside.

2)Heat 1tbsp butter in a pan.Add onion paste ,ginger-garlic paste and saute well for 3 minutes.

3)Add tomato puree and simmer for 5 minutes.

4)Add all the spice powders ,kasoori methi and salt , mix well .

5)Pour curd and remaining butter to this and boil it.

6)Add the paneer and cashew paste to this.Gently mix well.

7)Garnish with coriander leaves.Serve with any indian breads.

Mushroom Masala

Ingredients:

Button Mushrooms - 2 cups(cleaned and chopped)
Onion - 2,chopped
Tomato -2,chopped
Ginger-garlic paste -2tsp
Green chillies - 3
Turmeric Powder - 1/4tsp
Coriander powder -1tbsp
Chilli powder -1/2tsp
Garam masala powder-1/2tsp
Pepper powder- 1/2tsp
Coriander leaves

For seasoning:

Oil
Whole garam masala(cardmom,cinnamon,cloves)
Fennel seeds -1tsp

Method:

Heat oil in a pan.Add fennel seeds and whole garam masala.Saute well for a minute.Add chopped onion,green chillies and ginger-garlic paste.Saute it till the onion become transparent.Add chopped tomato to this and cook well.Add all the masala powders and saute well till the raw smell goes.
Add the chopped mushrooms and mix it with the masala.Pour 2tbsp of water and salt .Cover it and cook the mushrooms.Stirring in between to prevent burning.Garnish with coriander leaves.Serve with Chapati .

Cherupayar(Green gram) Curry

Ingredients:

Whole Garam masala(Bay leaf,cloves,cardmom and cinnomon)

Whole Grren gram - 1 cup

Mustard seeds - 1tsp

Onion - 1

Tomato - 1

Ginger-garlic paste - 1tbsp

Green chillies - 1

Chilli powder - 1/2tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp

Coriander powder - 1tbsp

Curry leaves

Salt

Oil

Method:

1)Soak the green gram overnight.Pressure cook it with water and salt.Keep it aside.

2)In a pan add oil and splutter mustard seeds and curry leaves.Add whole garam masala and saute well.

3)Add green chillies and ginger-garlic paste.Saute for a while.

3)Add chopped onion and saute well till it become golden brown colour.

4).Add all the masala powders.Mix it and add the chopped tomato to this.Cook the tomato.

5)Pour the cooked green gram to this.Mix well and boil it for few minutes.Adjust the salt.

6)Serve hot with chapati or rice.

Aloo Gobi Masala and a Repost

Ingredients:

Potato(Aloo) - 2

Cauliflower florets (Gobi) - 2cups

Onion.choped - 1

Tomato -1

Ginger-garlic paste -1tbsp

Green chillies -2

Cashew paste - 1/4cup
Fennel seeds - 1tsp
Cumin seeds - 1tsp

Dry mango powder - 1/4tsp

Turmeric Powder - 1/4tsp

Coriander Powder - 1tbsp

Garam masala Powder -1/2tsp

Coriander leaves

Oil

Method:

In a microwave safe bowl add the cubed potato along with salt and 2tbsp water.Cover it and Microwave it on high power for 4 minutes.Do the same with Cauliflower also.

Heat oil in a pan .Splutter the cumin and Fennel seeds.Add ginger-garlic paste,onion and green chillis.Saute well till the onion become soft.Add the chopped tomato and cook well.Add the spice powders along with 1tbsp of water.Saute well.Add half cooked aloo and gobi to this.Mix it and Cook well.Add Cashew paste on last stage ,mix well and adjust the salt.Garnish with coriander leaves.Serve with any indian breads.

REPOSTING APPLE JAM FOR THE EVENT

I would like to send this to Sanghi's Fall in Love(FIL) - Fruit

Vegetable Stew

Ingredients:

Cardmom -2

Cloves - 2

Cinnomon -2 pieces

Bay leaf -1

Star anise -1

Coconut oil- 1tbsp

Potato - 2,cubed

Carrot - 1,cubed

Green beans -4,sliced

Onion -1,sliced

Green chillies - 2

Ginger-garlic paste - 1tsp

Thin Coconut milk - 1 1/2cups

Thick coconut milk - 1/2 cup

Curry leaves

Salt

Method:

Pressure cook carrot and potatos till they become soft and keep it aside.In a pan add oil and saute the raw spices.Add green chillies,curry leaves,ginger-garlic paste ,beans and onion.Saute for a minute.Add the thin coconut milk and enough salt.boil them.Add the cooked carrot and potato to this.Boil it for 2 minutes.Pour the thick coconut milk and reduce the flame to low.Cook for 2 more minutes.Serve with Appam or idiyappam.

Chettinad Pepper Chicken

Ingredients:

Cardmom -2

Cinnomon -2 pieces

Cloves - 2

Bay leaf -1

Fennel seeds -1tsp

Curry leaves

Coriander leaves

Chicken - 1/2 kilo

Finely chopped onion - 2,medium

Finely chopped tomato - 1,big

Ginger-garlic paste -1tbsp

Chilli powder - 1tsp

Coriander powder -1tbsp

Crushed Pepper corns - 1tbsp

Lemon juice -1tsp

Method:

Heat oil in a pan.Add cinnomon,cardmom,cloves,bay leaves and fennel seeds.Saute well for a minute.Add the finely chopped onion and ginger garlic paste .Saute well till the onion becomes translucent.Add the chopped tomato and cook well.Add chilli powder,coriander powder and curry leaves.Mix well.Add the chicken pieces .Saute for 2 minutes, So the moisture from the chicken comes out.Add enough water and salt.Close it and cook it till the chicken is done.Once the chicken pieces are done add the crushed peppercorns and mix it.Sprinkle lemon juice and coriander leaves.Serve hot with bread or rice.

Kannur style Thakkali(Tomato) Pachadi

Ingredients:

Tomato - 2,big

Red chilli powder - 1/2tsp

Salt

Grated coconut - 5 tbsp

Curd -5tbsp

Mustard seeds -1/2tsp

For seasoning

Coconut oil

Mustard seeds

curry leaves

dry red chillies

Method:

1.In a bowl add chopped tomatoes,red chilli powder and salt.Mix with your hands.

2.Grind together coconut and mustard seeds.Add curd to this grind it once more.

3.Pour this to the tomatoes and mix well.Adjust the salt

4.In a pan add coconut oil and splutter the mustard seeds,curry leaves and dry red chillies.

5.Pour this on top of the pachadi and mix well.

6.Serve with rice.