Friday 30 December 2016

Indian Macrel Fish Fry

Ingredients :-

  • Mackerel - 4-5no or as per your requirment 
  • Ginger and garlic paste - 1tbsp
  • Chilli powder - 1tbsp
  • Turmeric powder - 1tbsp
  • Lemon juice - 1tbsp
  • Salt to taste 
  • Garam masala powder - 1/2tbsp
  • Cooking oil as per requirement 

Method :-

  • Clean all the fish and make slits on both sides of fish and keep it aside.
  • Take a bowl and add all the ingredients (ginger and garlic paste-chilli powder-turmeric powder-lemon juice-garam Masala powder-salt)except oil and mix it together nicely to make masala paste and keep it aside.
  • Then apply the masala paste  in to the fish and coat the masala paste all over the fish and keep it aside for 10-20mints for marinate.
  • Heat oil into a frying pan and add marinated fish one by one into the oil and fry till it crispy and golden from both sides.
  • Then drain the fish fry into a kitchen napkin and serve hot the fish fry with lemon and onion slices and enjoy It.

Palak Puri/Spinach Puri

Ingredients :-


  • Spinach/palak - 2cup Roughly  chopped 
  • Ginger - 1 piece
  • Green chilli - 2no.
  • Cumin seeds - 1/2tbsp
  • Whole wheat flour/Atta - 2cup
  • Salt to taste 
  • Oil to deep fry 

Method : -

  • First wash the spinach throughly with water and chopped it roughly and keep it aside.
  • Then with a vessel add the chopped spinach,ginger and green chilli and add very little water and cook it for few minutes.(4-5mints)
  • Once it turned soft and tender turned off the flame and allow to cool for a while.
  • Then in a blender jar add the cooked spinach-ginger-green chilli , cumin seeds and blend it to make a smooth paste and keep it aside.
  • Now take a big bowl add the wheat flour,salt,spinach purée let it mix and knead it to make a soft dough.if required you can add little water otherwise not required.
  • Cover the dough and let it sit for 5-10mints.
  • Mean while heat oil in a pan to deep fry the puris.
  • Then divide the dough into the small small ball shape and then roll it to give puri shape and keep aside.
  • When the oil is hot then gently drop the puris one by one and gently keep pressing the puris using a spatula.
  • When it starts puffed up fully turn other side and cooked for a minutes.
  • Then remove the puris from oil and drain it in paper towel.
  • Do repeat the same procedure to fry all puris.
  • Palak puri is ready,serve hot with any pickle or gravy and enjoy.


Tuesday 13 December 2016

Fish Mustard Gravy/ Sorsa fish

Ingredients :-

  • Fish (Rohu/catla) - 1/2kg
  • Tomato - 1nob
  • Onion - 1nob(cut into slices)
  • Garlic cloves - 6-7nobs
  • Mustard seeds - 2tbsp
  • Cumin seeds - 1tbsp
  • Green chilli - 2nobs
  • Chilli powder - 1tbsp
  • Turmeric powder - 1tbsp
  • Salt as per taste 
  • Oil - 1/2cup
  • Panch foran - 1tbsp
  • Fresh coriander leaves - for garnishing 

Method :-

  • Wash the fish pieces properly and marinate with 1/2tbsp of salt and 1/2tbsp of turmeric powder and keep it aside.
  • Then we will prepare the masala paste so for that take a blender and add the garlic cloves,mustard seeds,cumin seeds,green chilli 1nobs,tomato and grind it nicely to make a fine paste and keep it aside.
  • Heat oil in a pan and fry the marinated all fish pieces one by one from both sides till golden colour and keep it aside.
  • In the same pan add little more oil and when oil is hot then add the panch foran let it to crackel.
  • Then add the sliced onions and sauté it for 2mints till it transparent then add the mustard masala paste and mix it.
  • Then add the turmeric powder,chilli powder,salt and mix it properly .if you need add some water and mix it properly and let it cook with medium heat for few minutes.
  • Once the mixture starts boiling and start separating oil then add the fried fish pieces very slowly.
  • Then slowly coat fish pieces with masala mixture.
  • If you need you can add little water and gently stir it and cover the lid and cook it for few minutes.
  • After 5-7mints checked the fish gravy as per your requirement switch off the flame.
  • Then Garnish it with coriander leaves and serve hot with rice .