Sunday, August 28, 2011

Fish Korma

This is Zubaida Appa's Recipe. It was sooooo yummy, everyone loved it. Thanks a lot Appa Jee :-)


Ingredients:
1 kg Fish (Apply vinegar and wash)
250 grams yogurt (ek payo dahi)
1 tea spoon turmeric powder (Haldi)
1 tea spoon dry roasted and crushed cumin
1 table spoon dry roasted and crushed coriander
1 tea spoon red chili flakes (Kiti lal mirch)
1 tea spoon crushed black peppers
1 table spoon ginger paste
1 table spoon garlic paste
 Salt as per your taste
1 lemon juice
2 green chilies
1 large onion slices (this was not in original recipe but i added it)

Method:
In 2 table spoon oil fry wish till it's water dries out completely ( This will remove all fish smell)
In same oil add 3/4 cup oil and heat it.
Add onion and fry it till light brown, take out, let it cool then grind it.
In same oil add Ginger paste and fry for 1 minutes
Add Ginger Paste fry for one minute.
Add turmeric powder, dry roasted and crushed cumin, dry roasted and crushed coriander, red chili flakes and crushed black peppers and green chilies. Fry all spices.
Add well beaten yougart.
cover and let cook on low flame for 5 minutes.
Add salt. and place all fish pieces in pot.
Add 1 lemon juice.
Cover and let cook on low flame till yogurt is cooked oil comes on surface. 

Now my own addition :-) 
Once it is cooked then add.
1/4 tea spoon all spice powder (garam masala powder)
1/4 tea spoon jyfel, javetri and green cardamon powder.
2 table spoon finely chopped green corrainder leaves.
Cover and leave for 5 Minutes then mix before dishing out :-)

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