Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Malabar Fish Curry by Amarnath Prabhakar http://food-advisor.blogspot.com/

Malabar is a region forming the northern Kerala and has a mix of cultures. Malabar cuisine is noted for its variety of pancakes and steamed rice cakes made from pounded rice. Malabar food is generally mildly flavored and gently cooked. Find below one of the very famous recipes. For more recipes please visit http://malabar-food.blogspot.com/ Ingredients :

200 gms - Fish (preferably seer)

200 gms - Oil

50 gms - ginger, sliced

10 nos - green chilies, halved

10 gms - red chili peppers

1 cup - coriander leaves, chopped

3 nos - curry leaves

25 gms - coriander powder

10 gms - cumin

1 cup - grated coconut

50 gms - coconut oil

2 cups - chopped onions

5 gms - fenugreek seeds

10 gms- mustard seeds

100 gms - tamarind pulp, diluted in 2 tbsp of water

150 gms tomatoes, chopped

10 gms turmeric powder

salt to taste

Cooking Instructions :

- Heat oil in a heavy bottomed vessel.

- Add chopped onions, green chillies, ginger, curry leaves and mustard seeds.

- When the onions are fried, add tamarind water and tomatoes.

- Stir and allow to cook for 2 minutes.

- Add chilli power, turmeric power, coriander powder and salt.

- Cook for a further 2 minutes.

- Add coconut paste and allow to cook for ½ hr.

- Add fish slices, stir gently.

- Cover the heavy bottomed vessel, lower heat, and allow to cook for 5 minutes.

- Check salt.

- Serve hot with boiled rice.

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