Spicy Kerala Fish Fry

INGREDIENTS: 
Fish - 1/2 Kg (pomfrets or any good fish)
Red Chilli Powder - 4 heaped tea spoons
Turmeric Powder -2 pinch
Ginger - 1 medium piece
Black Pepper - 8 to 10
Curry Leaves -4 (optional)
Salt, Oi

DIRECTIONS: 

Make cuts acoss the fish at 1 inch distance deep enough to reach the skeleton. Make a fine paste of ginger, pepper and curry leaves, mix with the powders and salt. Add few teaspoons of water to make a thick, smooth paste. Marinate the fish properly with this paste such that it forms a thin film covering the full fish or the slices. After half an hour deep fry or shallow fry it as you please. The oil would stop crackling when it is almost done.

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Red Fish Curry

INGREDIENTS: 
King Fish - 250 grams Cleaned
Kodampuli - 3 or 4 Boil in water
Curry Leaves - 2 sprigs
Red Chilli Powder - 3 teaspoons
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 teaspoon
Fenugreek - 1/4 teaspoon
Coconut Oil - 2 tablespoon
Ginger - 1 1/2 inch piece
Garlic - 3 cloves
Salt - To taste
Mustard Seeds - A Pinch

DIRECTIONS: 

1. Remove the skin, and cut the fish into 1 x 2 inch size rectangular pieces, clean well, drain and keep aside.

2. Grind the red chilli powder, turmeric powder, ginger, and garlic with little water, to make a smooth paste.

3. Heat oil in a pan, put the mustard seeds, and when they start sputtering, add the curry leaves, and the grinded paste.

4. Fry the paste at a medium heat, till the paste becomes consistent.

5. Add the water containing the extract of Kodampuli, check the level of sourness.

6. When the water starts boiling add the fish pieces, and salt. Add water enough to cover the pieces.

7. Cook at a gentle heat. Keep stirring lightly (to avoid breaking of fish) in between, or just shake the pan.

8. When the pieces are almost cooked, increase the heat and cook till the gravy thickens, and the oil is visible.

9. Serve hot with rice, or tapiocca. This dish could be preserved for a few days.

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Fish Curry (Hot & Spicy)

Ingredients

1lb Tuna (or Shark, Red Mullet)
4 tablspn Red pepper powder
2 tblspoons unroasted curry powder
1tablspn black pepper
4 cups water
2 tablspns vinegar
to taste Salt
1 clove garlic

Directions

Wash fish and cut into cubes. Add vinegar and salt and knead into the fish. Then mix in red pepper powder, curry powder, black pepper and garlic and cook for 20 minutes.

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Yellow Fish Curry

Ingredients
1Lb King fish (or Salmon or Tuna or Shark or Scallops )
2 cups coconut milk
3 cups water
1 onion
2 tablsp mustard
1tspn turmeric
1 tsp garlic
to taste salt
1 tblspn lime juice

Directions

Wash the fish and cut steaks into cubes. Add water, onions, salt garlic, mustard and fish cook for 15 minutes. Add coconut milk allow to stand for 1 minute. Finally add the lime juice.

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