Thursday, 3 November 2016

Cod fish gravy with unripe tomato

Cod fish gravy with unripe tomato
Cod fish gravy with unripe tomato

In Asian cooking fish is usually cooked with a sour ingredient. Today I have chosen to use unripe tomato as the sour ingredient. Unripe tomato will give a slightly sour taste. Many people use ripe tomato. Unripe tomato will give a different taste experience. 



                                  Recipe summary 
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                    Cod fish gravy with unripe tomato

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Serves: 4

1. Marinate 400 grams cod fish with  ¼ tsp turmeric powder
¼ tsp salt, ¼ tsp chili powder and keep aside.

Main Ingredients

2. wash and cut green tomato into wedges.

3. In a large pan heat 2 table spoon oil. When the oil is hot reduce the heat to low and add add dry chili followed by 1 lemon grass peeled and cut into 3 pieces and 1 piece pandan leaf (screw pine leaf) and fry for 1 minute.


4. Add 1 tsp cumin seeds, ½ tsp fennel seeds and 1 tsp fenugreek seeds fry for 10 seconds.
Other Ingredients


5. Add 1 chopped green chili pieces,  4 chopped garlic, 10 curry leaves, and fry for 2 minutes.. Add 1 chopped green chili pieces, 
 and fry for 2 minutes.



6. Then add 100 grams chopped onion and fry for 6 minutes.


7. Add 260 grams green tomato and fry for 3 minutes

8. Add 1 tbsp curry powder and 1/2 tsp garam masala.


9. Add  4 cups water mix well and bring to the boil in high heat.

10. Reduce the heat to medium low, cover and let it simmer for 15 minutes.


Cod fish gravy with unripe tomato
Cod fish gravy with 
unripe tomato


11. Add the marinated fish pieces, tamarind juice 
 extracted from 50 grams tamarind,according to your taste and simmer for 8 minutes


12. Add salt, 1/2 tsp pepper powder, add 1/2 cup coconut milk and cook for 3 minutes.

Taste for seasoning and adjust.


Cod fish gravy with unripe tomato  is ready.



Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients

Main
400 gram cod fish, sliced into size to suit your requirement
260 grams unripe tomato, cut into wedges

Others
100 grams onion, coarsely chopped
1 lemon grass, 3 inch bottom white, discard after cooking
1 pandan leaf, 5 inch size, discard after cooking
1 green chili, sliced thin
1 dry chili, broken into two
4 garlic cloves, sliced
10 curry leaves
50 grams tamarind, juice extracted
2 tbsp vegetable oil of your choice
½ cup coconut milk
4 cups water

Main ingredients
Main ingredients
Spices
½ tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp curry powder
½ tsp garam masala powder
½ tsp pepper powder
1 tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp fennel seeds
1 tsp fenugreek seeds

For marinating
¼ tsp turmeric powder
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp chili powder


Other ingredients
Other ingredients



Preparation
Marinate the fish with ¼ tsp turmeric powder, ¼ tsp salt, and ¼ tsp chili powder for 30 minutes.

Method
In a large pan heat 2 tbsp oil. When the oil is hot reduce the heat to low and add dry chili followed by lemon grass and pandan leaf. 
fry for 1 minute.
Add dry chili, lemon grass and pandan leaf.
Add dry chili, lemon grass and pandan leaf. 

Add cumin seeds, fennel seeds and fenugreek seeds and fry for 10 seconds.
Add cumin seeds, fennel seeds and fenugreek seeds
Add cumin seeds, fennel seeds and fenugreek seeds

Add green chili pieces, garlic, curry leaves, and fry for 2 minutes, stirring frequently to ensure that they do not get burnt.
Add green chili pieces, garlic, curry leaves
Add green chili pieces, garlic, curry leaves

Then add onion and fry for 6 minutes.
Add onion
add onion

Add green unripe tomato and fry for 3 minutes
Add green unripe tomato
Add green unripe tomato

Add curry powder and turmeric powder.
Add curry powder and turmeric powder.
Add curry powder and turmeric powder.

Add water mix well and bring to the boil in high heat.
Add water
Add water 

Add garam masala
.
Reduce the heat to medium low, cover and let it simmer for 15 minutes.

Add the marinated fish pieces, tamarind juice according to your taste and simmer for 8  minutes
Add the marinated fish pieces, tamarind juice
Add the marinated fish pieces, tamarind juice

Add salt, pepper powder, add coconut milk and cook for 3 minutes.
Taste for seasoning and adjust.
Add salt, pepper powder, add coconut milk
Add salt, pepper powder, add coconut milk

 The curry is ready. 
Serve with rice or bread while warm.





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