Mangalorean Fish Curry ( Fish Inward A Coriander-Cumin Flavored Kokosnoot Sauce)

I honey fish. Given a alternative betwixt chicken together with fish I volition ever instruct for the fish. I similar fried fish amend than the curried 1 exactly I could never tell no to the sauce from the fish curry amongst some rice! Mmmmm sky on earth! The sauce tastes fifty-fifty amend the side yesteryear side day! After the nine-day fasting recently, the offset matter I craved for was fish!! Luckily for me, I choose a Chinese supermarket that sells fresh fish ii blocks away from me! Then why is it that I don't brand fish that often?? Well, I predominantly swallow vegetarian meals together with swallow non-vegetarian 1 time inward a spell when I crave for it. Anyways, this item fish marketplace position too sells alive fish. They choose a arrive at from alive Tilapia to Buffalo fish to carp together with fifty-fifty catfish! I decided to purchase alive Tilapia. This is the offset fourth dimension I am buying alive fish! Why?? I don't know why I never bought alive fish before! However I create know that I would convey it to a greater extent than oft inward the future. The fresh fish was hence devoid of the "fishy" aroma that you lot couldn't tell that I was cooking/ cooked fish! The fish was firm, dainty together with fresh. The bland Tilapia perfectly complimented the spicy kokosnoot sauce.

Servings: 3-4

Ingredients:

Tilapia fish: 1 medium sized, cutting into medium-sized slices( whatsoever fish that is cutting into medium slices tin last used).
Freshly grated coconut: 1 cup
Dried Red chillies: 4
Coriander seeds:1 tbsp
Cumin seeds: 1 tsp
Black pepper corns:1/2 tsp
Methi seeds ( fenugreek): 1/8 tsp
Tamarind: marble size if using dried, 1/4 tsp if using the pulp.
Onion: 1 medium, chopped fine
Garlic: 2-3 minor cloves, diced
Ginger: 1 inch, minced
Green chillies: 2-3, slit lengthwise
Turmeric powder: 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Water: 1 loving cup + every bit needed for grinding the paste.

Method:

Clean the fish thoroughly, marinate amongst common salt together with turmeric pulverization for 15-20 minutes.

Grind the kokosnoot amongst coriander seeds, jeera, pepper corns, methi seeds, crimson chillies, tamarind together with footling H2O to a fine glue inward a blender. Keep aside.

Heat 1 tsp coconut fossil oil inward a pot.Add the chopped onions together with garlic, saute until they plough transparent.

Now add together the dark-green chillies, ginger, the basis masala( paste), common salt together with 1 loving cup H2O together with convey it to a boil.

Add the marinated fish slices to it, encompass together with gear upward on medium oestrus until the fish is tender( roughly 8-10 minutes depending on the fish).

Serve hot amongst steamed rice/ bread/ apartment bread.

Enjoy! I am bringing this gustation of Mangalore to my friends at Fiesta Friday! Hilda together with Julianna are the co-hosts!

Cooking made easy:

You could brand the higher upward dish using powdered spices similar coriander powder, cumin pulverization etc instead of whole together with role kokosnoot milk instead of grated coconut. It would last much quicker together with easier together with you lot would choose no grinding to do!

Tip for salubrious living:

While buying fish avoid buying big fish. It is amend to purchase minor fish. Why? For fearfulness of mercury inward fish. Big fish tend to choose a higher proportion of mercury accumulation inward them than the smaller fish.You tin respect a amount listing of fish together with the associated mercury content here. It is too amend to purchase wild-caught fish than farm-raised fish. Farm raised fish choose been flora to comprise several harmful chemicals inward them including PCBs.

References:

http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/mercury/guide.asp

http://water.epa.gov/scitech/swguidance/fishshellfish/outreach/advice_index.cfm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_in_fish

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/01/13/salmon.farmed.fresh/

Food for thought:

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