Fish

Finally a Chimbori recipe for Chimbori.com. Got this from my Mami-ajji. Haven't yet tried it since I returned from India but I remember that this is exactly how our Mum used to make it.

I just could not resist posting it up even before I tried it. I will update with better proportions of ingredients once I have tried the recipe myself.

The recipe is an authentic Parsi dish, called as " Patra ni Matchi". A fish steamed in Green Chutney.

Ingredients

For marinating the fish

• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 2 tsp coriander and cumin powder
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp oil
• Salt to taste.

Chutney

• 1 small coconut
• A small bunch of coriander leaves
• 2-3 curry leaves
• 6-7 green chillies (more, if you want spicy)
• 6-7 cloves of garlic
• A small piece of ginger
• Juice of 1 medium lemon
• 1 tsp sugar

Procedure

1.

Ingredients

• 7-8 sticks of dry bombil (Bombay duck)
• 4 green chillies
• 4-5 big garlic cloves
• 2 medium sized onions
• 1 big tomato or 2-3 aamsul (kokam)
• 5-6 curry leaflets (kadipatta)
• Finely chopped coriander leaves
• 1 pinch Asafoetida (hing)
• Salt to taste (half teaspoon)
• Oil

Procedure

1. Roast the dry bombils in oven or on pan or in flame directly. "Chulah" will be the best option for this preparation.
2. Cut the roasted bombils into small pieces.
3. Cut the chillies into small pieces and shallow fry them for a minute only. 4.

Ingredients

• 8 nos. Fish fillets
• 1 Lemon
• To Taste Salt and Pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon Chilly Powder (Red)
• 1 teaspoon Ginger-garlic Paste

Procedure

1. Marinate the fish fillets (we had used salmon, indiat karat asal tar ghol pan karu shakta...) with ginger-garlic paste, juice of one lemon and red chilly powder.
2. Keep aisde for 2 hrs.
3. Place each fillet in a sheet of aluminium foil and sprinkle salt and pepper powder to taste. Wrap the fillet completely with the foil and grill at 180 degrees. 4.

This is not exactly CKP style, but a recipe I tried out to avoid the hassle of frying (I know -- that's how I like my fish too: fried! But baking is not bad for a change ;) ). It's very easy to make and uses less oil, but delicious nonetheless. Give it a try!