FISH AND GREEN MANGO CURRY

Serves 6           Preparation Time 45 minutes

Ingredients

½ Kg King Fish / Seer Fish slices / Spanish Blue Mackerel

1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste

1 teaspoon coriander powder

1 teaspoon cumin powder

2 teaspoons chillie powder                                       

½ teaspoon turmeric powder

Salt to taste                                                          

3 tablespoons oil

2 green mangoes peeled and cut into medium size pieces                  

2 onions sliced finely

 ½ cup coconut paste

2 green chilies

3 tablespoons coriander leaves to garnish

                                             

Cook the green mango pieces with the green chillies and a pinch of turmeric in a little water till soft.

Heat oil in a pan and fry the onions till golden brown. Add the ginger garlic paste and sauté for a few minutes. Add the turmeric powder, chillie powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, coconut paste and salt and mix well. Keep frying on low heat till the oil separates from the mixture. Add the fish and the cooked mango pieces and sufficient water and cook for 5 to 6 minutes till the fish is done.   Garnish with the chopped coriander leaves. Serve hot with rice.

BEEF COUNTRY CAPTAIN

BEEF COUNTRY CAPTAIN - Country Captain is usually prepared with chicken. However it can be prepared with any left over cold meat as well. Hence the name Cold Meat Curry

Serves 6            

Preparation Time 1 hour

Ingredients

1kg beef from the shoulder portion cut into small pieces

8 medium size onions cut finely

1 teaspoon turmeric powder

1 tablespoon garlic paste

2 teaspoons chillie powder

3 tablespoons oil

1 tablespoon butter or ghee

Salt to taste

Boil the beef in sufficient water with a little salt and a pinch of turmeric till tender. Remove from heat and cool. Mix the chillie powder, turmeric powder, salt and garlic paste with the boiled beef pieces and keep aside the soup.

Heat oil in a pan and fry the onions till golden brown. Remove from the pan and keep aside.

Now fry the marinated boiled beef in the same pan adding a tablespoon of butter or ghee and cook till the meat begins to look dry. Mix in the fried onions and simmer on low heat for 5 more minutes. Serve with rice or bread and a few steamed vegetables.

Note: Country Captain is usually prepared with chicken. However it can be prepared with any left over cold meat as well. Hence the name Cold Meat Curry