Wednesday, 18 June 2014

Mild Canned mackerel Fish Curry

Canned fish can be used to make curries. You can use any type of fish – sardine, mackerel, tuna etc. Today I am going to use a can of mackerel to make a mild curry with gravy.
 Mild Canned mackerel Fish Curry
Mild Canned mackerel Fish Curry
 


                                   Recipe summary
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                         Mild canned mackerel fish curry

Preparation Time:20 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
serves: 4

1. Open the can and discard the liquid (sauce, oil or brine) and wash the fish clean. Coat the fish pieces with 1/2 tsp turmeric powder and ½ teaspoon salt. Keep the fish aside.

2. Put the tamarind in warm water and let it soak for about 5 minutes. Mix the tamarind well with the water. Then squeeze out and strain the tamarind juice and set it aside.
Ingredients
Method
1. Heat 3 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a wok or pan. when it heats up add 1 dry chili and fry for a second.

2. Add ¼ teaspoon cumin seeds followed by ¼ teaspoon fennel seeds and 1/4 teaspoon fenugreek seeds fry for 1 minute in low fire taking care not to burn them.

3. Add 1 onion chopped coarsely fry for 2 minutes.

4. Add 10 curry leaves chopped small. 3 cloves garlic sliced thinly and 1 green chili seeded sliced thinly and fry for a minute.

Mild Canned mackerel Fish Curry
5.Add 1 tomato sliced into small pieces and fry foe 2 minutes.

6. Add 2 cups water followed by 1 teaspoon coriander powder
2 tea spoon curry powder and 1 teaspoon salt and bring to boil.
Let it simmer for 10 minutes.

7. Add the marinated fish and tamarind juice.Let it cook for 15 minutes.

8. Add 1/8 teaspoon black pepper powder and ½ cup  of coconut milk cover cook for 2 minutes. 

Mild Canned mackerel Fish Curry is ready.
                                  


                                Recipe follows in detail with pictures.


Preparation Time:20 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
serves: 4
Ingredients
Ingredients for Mild Canned mackerel Fish Curry
Ingredients for Mild Canned mackerel Fish Curry
Main

 1 Canned Fish
Others
1 onion chopped coarsely
1 tomato sliced into small pieces
10 curry leaves
3 cloves garlic sliced thinly
1 green chili seeded sliced thinly
½ cup coconut milk
3 tablespoon of vegetable oil
½ teaspoon salt

2 cups water
Spices
1 dry chili
1 teaspoon coriander powder
2 tea spoon curry powder
¼ teaspoon cumin seeds
¼ teaspoon fennel seeds
1/teaspoon fenugreek seeds
1/teaspoon black pepper powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder

Frying the ingredients
Frying the ingredients


Preparation

Open the can and discard the liquid (sauce, oil or brine) and wash the fish clean, taking care not to break the fish. Coat the fish pieces with turmeric powder and salt. Canned fish is very tender and therefore can break easily. Keep the fish aside.

Put the tamarind in warm water and let it soak for about 5 minutes. Mix the tamarind well with the water. Then squeeze out and strain the tamarind juice and set it aside.
Mild Canned Fish Curry in final stage
Mild Canned Fish Curry in final stage

Method


1. Heat 3 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a wok or pan. when it heats up add  dry chili and fry for a second.

2. Add cumin seeds followed by  fennel seeds and  fenugreek seeds fry for 1 minute in low fire taking care not to burn them.

3. Add  onion chopped coarsely fry fry for 2 minutes.

4. Add  curry leaves chopped small. 3 cloves garlic sliced thinly and green chili seeded sliced thinly and fry for a minute.

5.Add  tomato sliced into small pieces and fry foe 2 minutes.

6. Add  water followed by  coriander powder and  curry powder and  salt and bring to boil.
Let it simmer for 10 minutes.

7. Add the marinated fish and tamarind juice.Let it cook for 15 minutes.

8. Add  black pepper powder and ½ cup coconut milk cover cook for 2 minutes. The curry is ready.

Spicy fish curry in final stages
Spicy fish curry in final stages

Spicy fish curry
Spicy fish curry



Nutrition data for this recipe
Nutrition content is computed by adding nutrition values of individual ingredients according to the USDA nutrition database. Water shown here is what is found in the ingredients and not the water added while cooking. This is only an approximation. For further information please read my post “
Nutrition information for my recipes.” 

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