Sunday 30 January 2011

pomfret green masala curry

INGREDIENTS:-

ONE MEDIUM SIZE POMFRET

HALF COCONUT

HANDFUL OF CORIANDER LEAVES

5 GREEN CHILLIES

5 CLOVES OF GARLIC

SMALL PIECE OF GINGER

2 TOMATOES

ONE BIG ONION

FEW CURRY LEAVES

ONE TEASPOON CUMIN SEEDS

ONE TEASPOON CORIANDER SEEDS

OIL

SALT TO TASTE

METHOD :-

Clean and cut the fish into pieces and apply salt. Grind the coconut and squeeze out thick coconut milk.keep it aside. Take the coriander leaves,green chillies,garlic,ginger,cumin seeds,coriander seeds and grind into a fine paste. Put oil in a saucepan and add onion,curry leaves and saute. then add tomatoes, saute it nicely and add the masala paste saute it and add little water to make a thick consistency. let it come to a boil then add the coconut milk and fish and let it boil again. put off the flame as soon as the fish is cooked. Garnish it with fresh coriender leaves and serve hot.

TIPS:-

THIS CURRY AND BE MADE ASLO USING BLACK POMFRET AND TASTE GREAT WITH STEAMED RICE. EVEN TAMARIND PULP CAN BE USED INSTEAD OF TOMATOES IF A SOUR TASTE IS REQUIRED.