Fish – Uncomplicated Cooking

Grilled Snapper

Pat the fish (Red Snapper) dry after cleaning it. Wrap the baking tray in foil for easy cleanup once done. Make a paste with olive oil, salt, garlic powder and chilly powder. Rub this paste all over the fish. Don’ forget to rub it into the stomach cavity as well. Along with the fish, dropContinue reading “Grilled Snapper”

Fish Fingers

Party Snack. Make a dry mix with 3 parts of flour (maida) and 1 part of corn flour. Season this with salt, chilly powder, turmeric and anything dry. Add boneless fish fillets cut into finger sized pieces. I used Basa but the same will work with any white fish. With very dry fingers toss theContinue reading “Fish Fingers”

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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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”

Tengra in Mustard Sauce

Tengra is a fresh water catfish. This is a simple recipe with loads of freshly ground yellow mustard seeds. Tengra Fish. Cleaned. About 300 grams. Yellow Mustard seeds, 3 tablespoons. Fresh Chilies. Garlic. Coconut. Turmeric Powder. Chilly Powder. Tomato puree, about 1/2 a cup. Garam Masala Powder. Fresh coriander, chopped. Mustard oil. Salt Get waterContinue reading “Tengra in Mustard Sauce”

Dill Seer

A bright and fun dish. Thin slices of Seer Fish. Chopped Dill Leaves. Ginger Garlic Paste. Chilly Powder. Turmeric. Salt. Oil. Marinate the fish with ginger garlic paste, turmeric, chilly powder and salt for at least 30 mins. Spread oil in a pan. Do not use a lot of oil. There should just be aContinue reading “Dill Seer”