Fried Fish in chili sambal sauce

Ingredients

Fish fillets 250 gms

Marinate fish with turmeric powder, salt and chilli powder for ½ hr

Shallow fry it in oil and keep aside

For sambal

Small onion chopped 150 gms

Fennel seeds ½ tsp

Tomato chopped 2-3

Red chilli paste ( soak 15 red chilli in water overnight and grind it with 15 garlic pods to a fine paste)

Tamarind extract 2 tbsp

Soy sauce 1 tsp

Salt and oil as required

Preparation

1.      In a pan add oil, fennel seeds and onion . Saute well

2.      Add tomatoes

3.      Cook till tomatoes become mushy

4.      Add red chilli paste, salt, tamarind extract and soy sauce

5.      Add fried fish pieces and toss well

Serve with rice or parathas

Hyderabadi Fish Biryani

Ingredients

Basmati rice ½ kg

Tuna fish ¼  kg

Onion thinly sliced 2

Tomato 2

Mustard seeds ½ tsp

Green chilli slit 2

Curd 2 cup

Ginger garlic paste 2 tsp

Cumin seeds ½ tsp

Pepper corns ½ tsp

Chilli powder 1 tsp

Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Garam masala 1 tsp

Cinnamon 1 stick

Cardamom 2

Cloves 4

Bay leaf 1

Ghee ¼ cup

Coriander leaf chopped 4 tbsp

Salt and oil as required

Preparation

1.      Clean the fish and boil in a cup of water with salt. Remove heat and keep set aside

2.      In a pan add oil and onions,sauté till golden brown. keep set aside

3.      In a pan add oil, mustard seeds,cumin seeds,pepper,cinnamon,cloves,bay leaf,cardamom,green chilli and tomatoes

4.      Sauté well till mushy

5.      Add curd,turmeric powder,chilli powder,garam masala and salt

6.      Cook till oil seperates

7.      Add boiled fish and mix well

8.      Turn off the flame

9.      Cook rice such that grains are separate and cooked

10.  In a pressue pan add half of the cooked rice,top it with fried onions

11.  Then top it with fish curry and top it with remaining rice

12.  Add ghee and coriander leaf to it

13.  Close the pan and as steam starts coming out,place the whistle and simmer for 5 minutes in low flame

14.  Once the pressure settles down,serve briyani such that all the layers comes in the serving portion

Serve with raita

Shredded fish stir fry (sheela meen puttu varuval)

Ingredients

Sheela meen (barracuda) ½ kg

Chilli powder 1 ½ tsp

Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Vinegar 1 tbsp

Cooking oil 1 tbsp

Sesame oil 2 tbsp

Onion chopped finely 2

Coriander leaf chopped 2 t bsp

Curry leaf 2 sprigs

Pepper coarsely ground 1 tsp

Salt as required

Preparation

1.      Marinate fish pieces with turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt and vinegar for 15-20 minutes

2.      In a pan add cooking oil and place fish pieces

3.      Close the lid and cook for 10 minutes

4.      Add sesame oil, onion, coriander  and curry leaf

5.      Shred it into small pieces

6.      Sprinkle salt

7.      And allow it to cook further

8.      Once done add pepper powder and mix well

Serve hot

Goes well with curd rice, sambar rice or pulao

Pan grilled sardines in banana leaf(mathi valailayil pollichathu)

Ingredients

Sardine 6 whole, cleaned

Small onion chopped ½ cup

Ginger garlic paste 2 tsp

Pepper powder 1 tbsp

Chilli powder 1 tsp

Turmeric powder 1 tsp

Coriander leaf chopped 4 tbsp

Curry leaf 2 sprigs

Banana leaf 1(for packing and steaming)

Oil and salt as required

Preparation

1.      Tender the banana leaves by running it over flame

2.      Marinate the fish with chilli powder, ½ tsp turmeric powder and salt for 1/22 hour

3.      In a pan add oil, small onion. Saute well

4.      Add ginger garlic paste, pepper powder,1/2 tsp turmeric powder,salt,curry leaf and a tbsp of coriander leaf. Saute well

5.      Once done allow it to cool

6.      In the banana leaf place half of this masala in the middle

7.      Top it with fish pieces

8.      Add coriander leaf  to it

9.      Top it with remaining masala and pack it

10.  In a pan add little oil and place this banana wrap on it

11.  Close with a lid and cook for 10 minutes in low flame

12.  Then turn it to the other side and cook for another 10 minutes

13.  Repeat the same such each of  the side cooking time is approx., 20 minutes

Once done open it up carefully and Serve hot

Flavours good and tastes good

Fresh Mackerel fish sambal

Ingredients

Mackerel 500 gms

Onion thinly sliced 1

Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp

Tomato chopped 2

Tamarind extract 2 tbsp

Soy sauce 1 tbsp

Turmeric powder 1 tsp

Dry red chilli paste 2 tbsp

Salt and oil as required

Preparation

1.      Cut mackerel into medium sized pieces. Remove head

2.      Add turmeric powder and salt to it

3.      Rub well and deep fry it in oil and keep aside

4.      In a pan add oil, onion,ginger garlic paste and dry red chilli paste. Saute well

5.      Add tomatoes and cook till mushy

6.      Add ½ cup of water and bring it to boil

7.      Add salt, fried fish , tamarind extact and soy sauce

8.      Cook till gravy thickens

Serve with rice

Spicy masala fish fry

Ingredients

Red snapper 15 pieces

Chilli powder 1 tsp

Coriander powder 1 tsp

Cumin powder ½ tsp

Fennel powder ½ tsp

Pepper powder ½ tsp

Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Vinegar 1 tbsp

Fennel seeds 1 tsp

Curry leaves 2 sprigs

Salt and oil as required

Preparation

1.      Marinate fish pieces with turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, fennel powder,salt, pepper powder and vinegar for ½ hour

2.      In a pan add oil, fennel seeds and curry leaves

3.      Place the marinated fish pieces in the pan

4.      Shallow fry it in medium flame

5.      Cook both sides till outer skin turns crisp and inner part is cooked

Serve with rice

Goes well with flavoured rice

Fried masala anchovies

Ingredients

Anchovies cleaned 500 gms

Onion 1

Green chilli 2

Tomato 1

Curry leaf 2 sprigs

Chilli powder 1 tsp

Coriander powder 2 tsp

Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Pepper powder ½ tsp

Garam masala ½ tsp

Ginger chopped 1 tsp

Garlic chopped 1 tsp

Mustard seeds ½ tsp

Salt and oil as required

For marination

Chilli powder ½ tsp

Curry masala powder 1 tsp

Coriander powder 1 tsp

Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp

Lemon juice 1 tbsp

Marinate anchovies with the above ingredients and salt for ½ hr

Preparation

1.      In a pan add oil and shallow fry the marinated anchovies. Keep aside

2.      In the same pan add oil, mustard seeds, curry leaf,garlic, ginger, onion and green chilli. Saute well

3.      Add tomatoes, chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, pepper powder, garam masala and salt

4.      Add 2 tbsp water and once it dries up add fried anchovies. toss well

Serve with rice

Goes well as appetizer too

Squid tomato gravy

Ingredients

Squid 500 gms cleaned and cut

Cinnamon 1

Fennel seeds 1 tsp

Onion chopped 1

Garlic pounded 5

Tomato chopped 3

Red chilli paste 1 tsp

Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Chilli powder 1 tsp

Tamarinds extract 2 tbsp

Soy sauce 1 tsp

Tomato sauce 1 tsp

Salt and oil as required

Preparation

1.      In a pan add oil, fennel seeds, cinnamon ,onion and garlic. Saute well

2.      Add tomatoes and cook till mushy

3.      Add red chilli paste and saute well

4.      Add squid, turmeric  powder, chilli powdet and salt.

5.      Allow to cook till 3/4

6.      Add soy sauce and tamarind extract

7.      Once done add tomato sauce.toss once

Do not overcook(approx. cooking time is 7-10 minutes)

Serve with any rice

Goes well with plain rice too