Indian Style Fish Food

FISH CURRY | INDIAN FISH MASALA

Steps:

• Marinate fish with ½ tbsp ginger garlic paste, ⅛ tsp turmeric, ¼ tsp red chilli powder & ¼ tsp salt.
• On a flat fry pan, heat 1 tsp oil. Fry fish pieces slightly until the raw smell goes away just for 2 to 3 mins on both sides. You can also sear the fish. Keep this aside. (refer picture below)
• Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pot and add cumin. When they sputter, add onions and saute until lightly golden.
• Next add ginger garlic paste and saute for 30 seconds. Add tomatoes & ½ tsp salt. Saute until tomatoes turn soft and mushy.
• Next add coconut, fennel seeds (optional), red chili powder & turmeric. Fry until the mixture turns fragrant & raw smell has gone away.
• Cool this & add to a blender jar along with 2 to 4 tbsps water. Blend to a smooth or coarse paste to suit your liking. (refer notes). You can also use a immersion blender. Keep this aside.
• Add 1 tbsp more oil to the same pot used earlier. Heat up on a low flame.
• When the oil turns slightly hot, add curry leaves & green chilies.
• When they splutter, add the ground onion tomato paste and garam masala. Fry until the mixture smells good. If you feel it is not hot enough for your taste, then add more chilli powder at this stage & saute.
• Pour 1 ¼ to 1½ cup water. Mix and bring it to a boil. Cook until you see traces of oil on the surface and the gravy thickens a bit.
• Gently slide the fish pieces and cook covered on a medium heat.
• Carefully flip or turn the pieces to the other side after 3 to 4 mins.
• Cook until the fish pieces bulge a bit. This is the indication they are cooked completely. Taste the curry and add more salt if needed.
• Optionally garnish fish curry with coriander leaves if desired.

INDIAN FISH CURRY

Steps:

• Mix the mustard, pepper, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 2 tablespoons of canola oil in a shallow bowl. Add the fish fillets, turning to coat. Marinate the fish in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Combine the onion, garlic, ginger, and cashews in a blender or food processor and pulse until the mixture forms a paste.
• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat 1 tablespoon of canola oil in a skillet over medium-low heat. Stir in the prepared paste; cook and stir for a minute or two. Add the cayenne pepper, turmeric, cumin, coriander, 1 teaspoon salt, and sugar. Cook and stir for an additional five minutes. Stir in the chopped tomato and vegetable broth.
• Arrange the fish fillets in a baking dish, discarding any extra marinade. Top the fish with the sauce, cover the baking dish, and bake in the preheated oven until the fish flakes easily with a fork, about 30 minutes. Garnish with chopped cilantro.

INDIAN FRIED FISH

Steps:

• Wash the fish thoroughly and add a teaspoon of turmeric and salt and rinse again. This helps in removing raw smell from the fish considerable.
• Make a batter of chilli powder,remaining turmeric powder, coriander powder, ginger garlic, garam masala. besan (gram flour)and salt with little water.
• Dip the fish in the batter one by one and keep aside. Marinate for 30 minutes or you can skip it.
• Heat oil in a skillet and fry fish until brown, turning once and frying on the other side till brown. Serve hot with lemon wedges and onion.

SLOW-COOKER INDIAN-STYLE FISH CURRY

Steps:

• Preheat a 5-to-6-quart slow cooker. Combine coconut, chiles, coriander seeds, onion, turmeric, ginger, garlic, tamarind, cumin, fenugreek, curry powder, and 1 teaspoon salt in a food processor; puree until a paste forms.
• Transfer to a saucepan, add coconut milk, and bring to a boil. Transfer coconut mixture to slow cooker. Cover and cook on high until slightly thickened, 2 hours (or on low 4 hours).
• Season fish with salt and add to slow cooker, submerging in curry sauce. Cook on low until fish is flaky but not falling apart, about 20 minutes. Serve, sprinkled with cilantro.

INDIAN FISH STEW

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large, deep sided frying pan and fry the cumin seeds for 2 minutes or until they begin to splutter. Add the onion, pepper, garlic, chillies and bay leaves and stir well.
• Fry the vegetables for 5-7 minutes on low heat until the onions are browned. Add the ground cumin, ground coriander and chili powder and cook for 3-4 minutes.
• Stir in the tomatoes, potatoes and fish (or vegetable) stock. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add the fish, cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until the fish is tender. Serve with chapatis.

FRIED FISH(INDIAN STYLE)

Steps:

• Cut the fillets into small size pieces(approximate 2 x 2 inch).
• wash it and pat it dry with paper towel.
• mix all the above ingredients except oil.
• Leave it to marinate for about 1/2 an hour.
• In a wok or frying pan(avoid non stick)heat the oil at about 325 degree F.
• Drop in the pieces one by one.In one batch fry only 4-5 pieces.
• Do not over crowd.
• On each side fry for 3-4 minutes until light golden brown.
• Drain it on a paper towel to remove excess oil.
• serve it hot with Indian style chapati or tortillas,with some chilled cold drink.

MASALA TUNA FISH CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir together potato, tuna, cilantro, ginger, chile, onion, spices and salt, using a fork to thoroughly combine.
• Taste and add more salt if needed. Once the is seasoning right, then use a fork to whisk in the egg.
• Spread breadcrumbs on a plate. Scoop mixture by 1/4-cupfuls and flatten into 1/2"-thick circles between your palms to make cakes. One at a time, place cakes on the breadcrumbs to coat the bottom, then use a spatula to carefully flip to coat the other top. Transfer fish cakes to another plate and chill 1 hour.
• Heat 2 tbsp of ghee or oil in a large skillet (cast iron is ideal) over medium heat. When shimmering hot, carefully slide in half of the fish cakes. Don't crowd them by doing all in one batch, you need space to maneuver a spatula to flip them. Cook about 6 minutes, flipping once halfway through, reducing heat if browning to quickly.

INDIAN STYLE FISH

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients except fish in a large non-reactive bowl. Add the fish pieces, coat well, and set aside for 20 minutes.
• Heat a pan over medium heat, spray with cooking spray and add the fish. Cook for about three minutes, then flip over and cook a further minute or two or until cooked through (depends of course on the thickness of your filllets).
• Serve with a little coriander sprinkled over.