Seafood – Uncomplicated Cooking

Surmai Fry

I got these beautiful large but thinly sliced steaks of Seer Fish. Each was the size of my palm. Prepared a paste with chilly powder, turmeric, sesame oil, apple cider, sesame seeds, cumin seeds and salt. Liberally coated the fish with this paste and let it marinate for about 20 minutes. Pan fried. Unless youContinue reading “Surmai Fry”

Sesame Prawns

Life is suddenly a little more pre-occupied and it shows in my increasingly longer gaps between the posts. I got these beautiful prawns. Rubbed paprika, turmeric, salt and sesame oil on them. Let them marinate for about 10-15 minutes. Heated a little sesame oil in a pan. Added the prawns and once they were halfContinue reading “Sesame Prawns”

Steamed Fish

There are many ways to steam fish. I do it with banana leaves, idiyappam trays and a pressure cooker. A fillet of Seer fish. To fit it, I cut into two halves. Made a paste of cumin, coriander, garlic, green chilies and salt. Rubbed it on the fish and wrapped it in the banana leaf.Continue reading “Steamed Fish”

Crispy Fried Fish

Fish is yum. Crispy fried fish is super yum. They trick is to have it dry when it gets into hot oil. Cornflour is the easiest way to do that. Pat the fish dry. Marinate it in chilly powder and salt for about 10 – 15 minutes. Pat into corn flour and using very dryContinue reading “Crispy Fried Fish”

Garlicky Pomfret Fish Fry

I find people who don’t like fish as being very fishy…in other words, my cat does not like them. Take a whole garlic. Remove all the pods. Pulse them in a mixie and you have this wet paste that smells awesome. But you can’t really fry anything in it. So we start a balancing act.Continue reading “Garlicky Pomfret Fish Fry”

Tilapia Sandwiches

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Salmon with Butter and Garlic

A fillet of Salmon goes a long way in taste and flavor. I was quite lucky to find a couple of beautiful slices at a local supermarket. Each slice weighed exactly 250 grams. I split each such piece into 4 portions. This is usually more than enough for my family of 4. Salmon has itsContinue reading “Salmon with Butter and Garlic”

Red Mullet Grilled

Fishes come in all colors and shapes. But one of the prettiest fishes is the Red Mullet. Its called Nagarai Meen in Tamil. It has a lovely color and soft white meat. It does have quite a few bones but they are manageable. With fishes that have such delicate flavors, I prefer using minimal spices.Continue reading “Red Mullet Grilled”

A Simple Prawn Masala

A break down of this simple recipe to make it uncomplicated. 15 Prawns, shelled and de-veined. Curry leaves. Mustard Seeds. Cumin Seeds. Fennel Seeds. One onion, chopped fine. Capsicum, chopped. Garlic chopped. Chilly powder. Coriander powder. Turmeric powder. Salt. Oil. Fresh Coriander. Heat oil. Add in curry leaves, cumin, fennel and mustard seeds. A minuteContinue reading “A Simple Prawn Masala”