Monday, December 12, 2011

Fish Pulav Indian Cooking Recipe : Fish Pulav

Ingredients :
4 cups Basmati rice
1 tbsp garlic-ginger paste
1 1/2 cup fish pieces
3 red dry chillies, ground
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1 lemon
2 medium onions
15 peppercorns
6 cloves
2 1-inch sticks cinnamon
8 white cardamoms, crushed
1 1/2 tsp cumin seeds powder
2 bay leaves
salt to taste
ghee and oil as required

Method :
Wash the rice clean and put in a colander to drain out the water.
Remove the black threads running at the back of the fishs and wash these fish pieces with water.
Smear with a little salt and lemon juice.
Keep aside for 1/2 an hour.
Cut the onions into thin slices.
Heat 3 tablespoons of refined oil in a heavy-bottomed dekchi and season it with peppercorns, cloves, cinnamon sticks, crushed cardamoms and bay leaf.
Add the ground chillies and the pastes of ginger and garlic.
Stir and put in the fish. Fry till oil starts oozing out.
Put in the rice, turmeric, cumin seeds powder and enough salt.
Fry for some time so that the rice comes to a pale yellow colour.
Pour 3 cups of hot water and squeeze in the juice of the lemon. Make the fire medium.
Let cook till the fish are tender and rice is cooked.
Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons of good ghee in another dekchi.
Put in the onion slices.
Fry till they are browned and become crisp.
Take out and keep aside.
Pour the ghee remaining in the dekchi over the ready fish pulav and mix well.
Transfer the pulav in a nice serving dish.
Garnish with the fried onion slices.
Serve hot. This easy-to-make pulav is simply delicious.

Indian Cooking Recipe : Fish Pitika (Mashed Boneless Fish)

Ingredients :

500 gms rohu fish
2 tbsp mustard oil
2 tsp mustard paste
2 tsp lemon juice
2 green chillies (chopped)
6-8 pods of garlic

Method :

Peel and crush the garlic.
Steam the fish in water for about 10 minutes or until cooked.
Drain out the water. Remove the skin and discard all the bones till you have just the fish without the bones.
Mash the cooked fish and add salt and mix well. Keep aside.
Heat the oil in a pan and add the garlic and the mustard paste.
Lower the flame and fry for one minute.
Add this to the mashed fish.
Also mix in the chopped green chillies and the lemon juice.
Mix well and serve.

Indian Cooking Recipe : Fish Patties

Ingredients :
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup bread crumbs
Oil for frying

Mix together for the patties :
250 gms codfish, cooked and minced
2 potatoes, boiled and smashed
1 small onion, chopped finely.
1/2" inch ginger, grounded into paste
3 garlic flakes, grounded into paste
5 green chillies, chopped finely
1/2 tsp garam masala
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp coriander leaves
Salt as per taste

Method :
Add to the patties mixture ½ of beaten egg. Mix it well.
Make small rolls of the mixture and flatten it. Heat oil for frying.
Dip the patties in the remaining beaten egg. Roll it in the bread crumbs.
Deep fry till golden brown. Remove and drain it. Serve hot with wafers.

Indian Cooking Recipe : Fish Patties

Ingredients :
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup bread crumbs
Oil for frying

Mix together for the patties :
250 gms codfish, cooked and minced
2 potatoes, boiled and smashed
1 small onion, chopped finely.
1/2" inch ginger, grounded into paste
3 garlic flakes, grounded into paste
5 green chillies, chopped finely
1/2 tsp garam masala
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp coriander leaves
Salt as per taste

Method :
Add to the patties mixture ½ of beaten egg. Mix it well.
Make small rolls of the mixture and flatten it. Heat oil for frying.
Dip the patties in the remaining beaten egg. Roll it in the bread crumbs.
Deep fry till golden brown. Remove and drain it. Serve hot with wafers.

Indian Cooking Recipe : Fish Moulee

Ingredients :
500 gm fish fillet
1 tsp turmeric powder
2 cups coconut milk
1 tbsp flour
1 tsp red chilli powder
2 green chillies (slit into halves)
½ tsp sugar
3 tbsp oil
1 medium-sized onion (chopped)
salt to taste

Method :
Rub the fish with salt and turmeric powder and keep aside for 5 minutes. Heat the oil in a pan and fry the fish pieces a few at a time till they turn just light golden brown. Drain out the oil and keep aside. In the same oil, fry the chopped onion and ginger till they are translucent. Add the green chillies and fry for another minute. Lower the heat and add 1 cup of water. Mix in the chilli powder and the sugar and salt to taste. Bring to the boil and allow to simmer for 3 minutes.
Mix in the coconut milk and allow the gravy to simmer for another 3-4 minutes. When the gravy thickens a bit, add the fish pieces and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
Serve with plain rice.

Indian Cooking Recipe : Fish Masala

Ingredients :
500 gms fish, cut into medium pieces
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 onions, chopped finely
1 tomato, chopped finely
1/2 cup tomato pulp
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp cummin powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp garam masala powder
3 tbsp oil
Salt as per taste
Coriander leaves for garnishing
1/4 cup grated coconut

Method :
Heat oil in a pan and saute the onion till it turns golden brown.
Add ginger-garlic paste and simmer for 2 minutes.
Add tomatoes and simmer for another 3 minutes.
Add pulp and all the powders and salt.
Cook till oil gets separated. Add 1 cup water.
Add fish and cook till fish is cooked properly. Take in a bowl.
Garnish with grated coconut and coriander leaves. Ready to serve.

Indian Cooking Recipe : Fish Korma

Ingredients :

1/2 kg fish
2 onions, chopped finely
Oil
1/2 cup beaten curd
Salt to taste
1 tbsp lemon juice
Coriander leaves for garnishing

Make paste of :
5-6 garlic flakes
1/2" ginger
2 green chillies, chopped finely

Make powder of :
1 tsp cummin seeds
1 tsp coriander seeds
4 cloves
1/2" cinnamon
1 cardamom
3 cashewnuts
6 black pepper
2 red chillies
1/2 tsp turmeric powder

Method :
Wash and dry the fish. Cut into serving slices.
Marinate the pieces with lemon juice and ¼ tsp salt. Keep aside for 1 hour.
Heat oil in a pan. Fry the fish pieces till golden brown
Drain and keep aside. Remove the oil from the pan except about 3 tbsp.
Fry onion till golden brown. Add the paste. Simmer for a minute.
Add masala powder and simmer again for a minute.
Add curd and stir continuously for 3-4 minutes. Add ½ cup water and salt as per taste. Let the gravy cook till thickens, stirring. Occasionally. Add fish pieces and stir slowly.
Let it cook till fish pieces are tender. Garnish with coriander leaves.
Serve hot with rice or roti.