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Fish Pickle (Mackerel)

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Fish Pickle (Mackerel) Preparation time:30 minutes Cook time:  1/2 hour      TYPE non-veg INGREDIENTS: 2 Kg Mackerel (cleaned and cut into small pieces) Sesame oil for deep frying 2 tsp mustard 1tsp. turmeric powder 4 nos Chopped green chillies.  ½ tsp fenugreek powder 2 lemon sized tamarind 1 ½ cups vinegar 6 tbsp. ginger garlic paste 4 tbsp Kashmiri chilly powder 2 tsp. granulated sugar 4 strings curry leaves(2 strings chopped) Salt to taste   PREPARATION 1.        1.       Soak tamarind in vinegar for ½ an hour. Extract pulp. Marinate the fish with turmeric powder, salt for 20 minutes. Heat oil in a deep bottom pan and fry the fish. Remove from oil once semi- crispy. In the leftover oil splutter the mustard then add green chillies, curry leaves, ginger garlic paste, sugar and sauté for 4 minutes. Then add tamarind pulp and salt. Switch- off the flame then add...

Stuffed Mussels (Kalumakai)

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STUFFED MUSSELS INGREDIENTS Mussels – 10 in numbers For stuffing: Rice flour – 1 ½ cups Coconut grated - ½ cup Fennel seeds -1tsp Small onions (shallots) – 10 in numbers Salt to taste For the paste: chili powder - 1tbsp Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp Fennel Seeds- ½ tsp Salt to taste Oil for frying METHOD: For the stuffing: 1.      Wash the mussel shells well. Open the shells with a knife drain all the water.  2.      Clean the inside part to remove any dirt there. Take special attention so that no sand gets stuck inside. Open only after cleaning the outside shell very well 3.      Grind the ingredients for the dough, except the rice flour, to a smooth paste with no water. 4.      Mix the rice flour with hot water .mix it really well that dough become very soft. (for better taste use soaked and grinded parboiled rice instead of rice flour) 5.   ...

Calamari Spaghetti

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Calamari Spaghetti Preparation time:         5 min          Cook time: 20 min                   NON VEGETARIAN INGREDIENTS: ½ cup Calamari (to be chopped into rings) ½ cup Bell Pepper (green)/Capsicum (to be chopped) 1 hand-full of Semolina Derum Spaghetti 1 medium sized onion ¼ tsp. Cayenne Pepper 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce 1 tbsp. Japanese Rice Vinegar 1 tsp. Rosemary 1 tbsp. Tomato Ketchup 1 tsp. white pepper Olive oil Salt to taste PREPARATION 1.       Add the ring-sliced calamari in a bowl and add the Cayenne pepper, Worcestershire sauce, Japanese rice vinegar, salt, tomato ketchup and rosemary and mix well so that every slice of calamari gets covered with the ingredients. Keep it aside. ...