Koonthal/Squid Roast

Ingredients:

Koonthal/kanava/Squid - 1/2kg
Onion -1,big
Tomato - 1,medium
Ginger,chopped - 1tsp
Garlic,chopped - 1tsp
Green chillies - 2
Kashmiri chilli powder - 1tsp+ 2tsp
Pepper powder - 1/4tsp
Turmeric  powder - 1/4tsp
Garam masala - 1/4tsp
Curry leaves
Oil

Method:

Wash,clean and cut the squid into rings.
Marinate this with 1tsp kashmiri chilli powder,turmeric powder and salt.Keep aside for 1/2an hour.Cook the squid with enough water ,till its done.
In pan add oil.Add sliced onion,ginger,garlic and green chillies.Saute well till the onion become light brown.Add chopped tomato and cook it till it become soft.Add curry leaves and all masala powders , saute it for 2-3 minutes.Add cooked squid ,mix well and roast it for 7-10 minutes on medium flame.Add more oil if there is a need.Serve hot with rice or roti.

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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

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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.

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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  :)

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Unakka Chemmeen chamanthi podi(Dried Shrimps chutney Powder)

Ingredients:

Dried Shrimps/Unakka Chemmeen - 1cup

Grated coconut - 2 - 21/2cups

Shallots,chopped - 3/4cup

Curry leaves - 5strands

Red chilli - 10

Ginger ,chopped - 3tbsp

Tamarind - lemon sized ball

Salt

Method

Dry roast the prawns in a pan.Remove from pan when they are crispy.Dry roast coconut ,Chopped ginger and shallots for 5 minutes.Add red chillies and curry leaves when they become light brown.when the coconut turns brown add tamarind,salt and roasted dry prawns.Saute for another 2 minutes and switch off the stove.Let them cool.Grind into powder in a mixer.Store it in an airtight container.

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Fried Fish Masala Rice

Now this one is a real 'Nadan' (Authentic) recipe! We all are used to having fried fish with rice. But this is a bit different though there is Fried Fish and there is Rice. :-) 

Now, lets see how to make this 'Fried Fish Masala Rice'...

Ingredients:

For Marination

King Fish - 500g

Turmeric Powder-1/4tsp

Red Chilli Powder-1tbsp

For the Masala

Onion -3

Ginger - 11/2tbsp

Garlic - 11/2tbsp

Green chillies - 3

Turmeric Powder - 1/4tsp

Red chilli powder - 1/2tsp

Coriander powder - 1tsp

Garam masala powder -1tsp

Lemon Juice - 1tsp

Pepper powder-1/4tsp

Coriander leaves- 1/4 cup

Mint leaves - 1/4cup

Oil -1/2cup
Basmati Rice - 2cups

Method:

Step 1

Marinate the fish with salt,turmeric and chilli powder.Keep it aside for 1/2 an hr.

Heat oil in a pan.Fry the fish in medium flame till the fish turns golden brown color.Allow to cool.Make them into small pieces with your hands.

Step 2

Cook the rice with 4 cups of water.Rice should not become too soft,the rice grains should be separate

after cooking.

Step 3.

Heat the same oil that  was used for frying the fish.  - This gives an extra flavor to the rice .

Now, add chopped ginger,garlic and green chillies.Saute for 2 minutes.Add chopped onion.Saute well.Add all the masala powders and mint leaves.Saute well for 1minute.Add fish pieces.Mix well.

Add the cooked rice little by little.Add lemon juice to this.Mix well.Serve hot.

Recipe Courtsey - Lakshmi Nair

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Arikadukka/Stuffed Mussels

Arikadukka or Kallummakaya Nerachathu  or Stuffed Mussel is one of the famous snacks in Kannur,especially in Thalassery.I tasted this first from one of my friends during our hostel days and it was so yummy. I made this 6months back when we were in Netherlands.There we used to get lots of fresh mussels.You can make this only with fresh mussels, as this one needs the fresh shells to make.

Here goes the recipe...

Ingredients:

Mussels -15-20

For Stuffing

Rice flour -2cups
Shallots -4
Grated Coconut - 1/4cup
cumin seeds -1tsp
salt


For the batter

Chilli powder -2tbsp
Turmeric powder- 1/2tsp
Rice Flour -1tbsp
Salt

Method

 Boil the mussels  with enough water,till the shells open.Drain it and clean the mussels.Keep it aside.

Grind together shallot,coconut, and cumin seeds.Add this paste and salt to rice flour .Mix well and make a smooth dough by adding enough hot water.Stuff the mussels with the dough and steam it for 15 minutes.Allow to cool.Remove the shell.

Mix together chilli powder,turmeric,riceflour  and little salt.Add 2-3tbsp of water to this and make a batter.
Heat oil in a pan.dip the steamed mussels in the batter and deep fry it.

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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

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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

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Meen Pollichathu(Fish in Banana Leaf Wraps)

Ingredients:

1 Whole Fish,cleaned  (i have used Tilapia)

For the Marinade:

Red Chilli powder - 2tbsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2tsp

Ginger-garlic paste - 1tbsp

Salt to taste

For the Masala

Shallots  - 10 -15

Tomato - 1 ,big

Red chilli powder - 2tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2tsp

Ginger-garlic paste - 1tbsp

Green chillies - 3

Curry leaves

Coconut oil

Salt

For the Wrap

Banana Leaf

Method:

Clean the fish and make deep slits in it.Marinate with the ingredients under marinade and keep it for atleast 2 hr.Heat oil in a pan .Shallow fry the fish with the marinade by flipping each side till it is done.(Do not overcook the fish)

Heat oil in a pan.Add the chopped shallots.ginger-garlic paste,curry leaves and green chillies.Saute well till the onion become translucent.Add chopped tomato and cook it for sometime.Add spice powders,salt and mix well.

Wilt the fresh banana leaf by keeping it on low flame.So that it becomes easy to fold.Put 1/2 of of the masala in center and place the fish on top.Add the remaining masala on top of the fish.Cover and wrap the fish completely by folding the banana leaf from all the sides.You can use toothpicks to hold leaves.

Heat a pan on low flame.Cook this wrapped fish ,until it is done or you can oven cook it for 20 minutes.

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Prawns Biriyani

Ingredients:

For Prawns Masala

King Prawns - 25 to 30 nos

Chopped Onion-1,big

Chopped Tomato - 1,big

Ginger-garlic paste - 1tbsp

Green chillies - 2

Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp

Red chilli powder - 2tsp

Biriyani Masala - 2tsp, see below

Coriander leaves

Mint leaves
Salt

Biriyani Masala

Cinnomon  - 1big piece

Cardmom - 3

Cloves -3

Nutmeg -1

Caraway seeds- 1/2tsp

Fennel seeds -1/2tsp

Cumin seeds-1/2tsp

Mace-2

Dry roast all together and grind to a fine powder.

For Rice

Basmati rice - 2cups

Ghee - 2tbsp

Cinnamon - 3pieces

Cardmom - 2

Cloves - 3

Star Anise - 1

Water

Salt

For Garnishing

Saffron strands soaked in 2tbsp milk

Fried Cashews and raisins

Fried onions

Biriyani Masala - 1tsp

Coriander leaves

Method:

Preparing the rice

1 Soak the rice for 30 minutes.

2 In a pan add 2tbsp ghee , cloves,cinnomon ,Star anise and cardmom.saute well for a minute.

3 Add the washed rice and saute it for sometime.

4 Pour 3cups of water and salt to the rice.

5 Cook  rice till soft and all the water is absorbed.Keep it aside.

  

Preparing Prawns Masala

1 Marinate the prawns with little turmeric,chilli powder and salt.Keep it aside for 1 hr.

2 Heat 2tbsp of oil in a pan.Put the marinated prawns to this.Shallow fry it for 10 minutes.

3 In a pan heat oil and saute Onion,ginger-garlic paste and red chillies for 5 minutes.

4 Add tomato and mint leaves.Cook the tomato .

5 Add all spice powders and mix well.

6 Add the fried prawns ,mix well.Cover it and cook it on medium flame till the prawns are done.

Layering and Final Cooking

1.Take a big vessel and add the Prawns masala .

2.Add the cooked rice on top of that.

3.Sprinkle the saffron milk, biriyani masala and fried cashews and raisins.

4.Add  fried onions and coriander leaves.

5.cover it tightly and cook it on low flame for 10 minutes.

6.Serve hot with pappadam,pickle and onion raita :)

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Tuna Thoran

Ingredients:

Canned Tuna( in water) - 1

Shallots - 5,chopped

Coconut - 5tbsp

Green chilli - 1

Ginger,chopped -1tbsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp

Chilli powder - 1tsp

Garam masala - 1/2tsp

Mustard seeds

Curry leaves

Oil

Method:

Open the tuna can and drain it.In a pan heat oil and splutter mustard and curry leaves.Add chopped shallots , ginger and green chilli.Saute well till the onion become translucent.Add all the spice powders and mix well.Add the tuna and saute for a while.When it is almost ready add  grated coconut to this.Stir well.

Serve with rice or chapati.

 

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Prawn Masala

 Ingredients:

300g Prawns  

2 medium Onion

2 medium Tomato

2tbsp Kashmiri chilli powder

1/2tsp Turmeric powder
Green chilli - 2

Salt

Curry leaves

Coconut oil

Method:

Marinate the prawns with salt,turmeric and chilli powder and keep it aside for 15 minutes.In a clay pot add chopped Onion,tomato ,marinated prawns and green chillies.Cover it and cook it till the prawns are tender and soft.Add Coconut oil and curry leaves .Mix well.serve with rice.

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Anchovies/Netholi/Kozhuva Peera

 Anchovy is a small white fish.It is a little time consuming to clean it up.But very healthy and nutritious.In malabar area we don't prepare this 'Peera'..This dish is basically from Kottayam.You can prepare peera with Small Sardines also.

Ingredients:

1 cup washed and cleaned Anchovies
Kudam puli (kokum) - 3pieces
Salt to taste
Coconut oil
Curry leaves

For the masala

1 cup Grated coconut
5 shallots
3 greenchillies
3 garlic pods
1/4tsp turmeric powder
1/2tsp chilli powder

Method:

Crush together shallots,green chillies and garlic , grated coconut,turmeric ,salt and chilli powder.
Heat oil in a pan .Splutter the mustard seeds and curry leaves.Add the coconut mixture and saute well for 1 minute.Add the fish with kudam puli and sprinkle some water.Cover it and cook it till its done.Serve hot with rice.

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Unakka Chemmen (Dried Shrimps)Chammanthi

Ingredients:

Unakka chemmeen (dried small shrimps) - 1/2 cup

Grated coconut - 3/4 cup

Dried red chillies - 5

Shallots - 3 to 4

Tamarind- a small piece

Curry leaves - 2springs

Method

Remove the head and tail of the shrimps and wash it well.Heat a pan and fry the shrimps and red chillies on a low flame.When they are crispy switch off the stove.In a blender add Shrimps,redchillies,coconut,shallots,curry leaves,tamarind and salt.Grind all the ingredients well to a coarse mixture.Serve with rice.

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Fish Curry(Kottayam style)

Ingredients:

For Marination

1.Fish - 1/2 kilo
Turmeric Powder - 1/4tsp
Red chilly powder - 1tsp
Salt - to taste


For the Masala

2.Ginger(chopped) - 1tbsp
Garlic(chopped) - 1tbsp
Shallots (chopped) - 8nos
Turmeric Powder - 1/4tsp
Red chilly Powder - 1tsp
Fenugreek (uluva)Powder - 1/4tbsp
Kodam Puli(washed) - 2 to 3 pieces
Coconut oil - as reqd.
Curry leaves - few

Method:

Marinate the fish with the no:1 indredients.keep it aside for 1/2 an hr.In a pan add oil and put ginger and garlic,saute well.Add the chopped shallots and saute well for 5 minutes.Add the spice powders and mix well.Let them cool and pulse them in a mixer(just once).In a pan add the masala paste and kodam puli
along with the fish.Add some water and cook this till the fish is done.add the curry leaves and 1tsp
coconut oil to this.

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Kerala Fish Fry

Ingredients:

Fish - 4 pieces
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
Red chilly Powder - 1/2 tsp
Whole pepper corns - 10
Garlic - 4 pods
Salt - to taste
Oil - 2 tbsp

Method:
Make a paste of garlic,pepper,salt,chilli ,turmeric powder
Wash the Fish and marinate with the masala paste. Keep it for 1 hour.
Heat oil in a pan .Put the Fish and shallow fry  till it become crisp. Serve hot with rice.

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