Fish Curry With Fenugreek,Dill And Radish

FISH CURRY WITH FENUGREEK, DILL, AND RADISH

Hi guys. Today I went shopping as I wanted to make something unique and interesting in my kitchen to make Sunday more delightful. As I was returning back I brought back some shrimp scad, a variety of fish liked by all in my family. Shrimp scad is also called Slender Yellowtail Kingfish and Vatta Paara or Chemeen Paara in Kerala. It is heart healthy and a good source of proteins, nutraceuticals, iron, zinc, manganese, and calcium. I wanted to make a dish with whole fishes in it and so decided to do a curry with the fish, some greens and lots of health. I did all the gut cleaning myself and surely it turned out wonderful as I served it with boiled rice, some rice fritters, and gooseberry chutney. So I want to share this unique, wonderful and equally nutritious recipe with you all. Do try it and tell me how it turned out. I hope you will all appreciate this endeavor of mine. So let’s start with it…….

Ingredients:-For the marination:

1. Fish(Shrimp Scad or any other small whole fish) – 4.
2. Salt – According to taste.
3. Turmeric Powder – 1 tsp.
4. Garlic Paste – 1 tsp.

For the curry:

1. Yellow Mustard – 3 tbsp.
2. Fenugreek Leaves and Dill Leaves – 50 gms each.
3. Garlic Paste – 1 tbsp.
4. Salt – According to taste.
5. Turmeric   Powder – 1 tsp.
6. Red Chilly Powder – 1 tsp.
7. Coriander Powder – 1 tsp.
8. Tomato – 1 1/2
9. Fortune Mustard Oil – 2 tbsp.

STEPS

Step 1 

Wash and clean the fish. Now, marinate it with salt, turmeric powder, and garlic paste. Shallow-fry it in a pan.

Step 2

Make a fine paste of yellow mustard. Finely chop the tomatoes, green chilies, fenugreek and dill leaves. Take a pan and add fortune mustard oil. Now splutter in some five spices and when spluttering begins add garlic paste, red chilly -coriander powder, tomatoes and the chopped greens. Add in the cut radish and half-fry it. Fry everything again for a minute.

Step 3

Now add in the mustard paste, salt, turmeric powder and fry these masalas for not more than three minutes. After all, the frying has been done add in the water and let it simmer on medium-flame for three-five minutes and when the sauce starts to thicken a bit and a boil comes in it add the fried fish. After the dish is done you can add some raw mustard oil in it as it will enhance your eating experience very well.

Our Fish Curry With Fenugreek, Dill, And Radish is done. Serve it with boiled rice, stir-fries of your choice and some homemade gooseberry chutney. I am sure it will sound unique and wonderful in your ears, for the starts!!!

Friends do try the recipe at home. Share your comments and feedback. Have a great week everyone. Till then healthy cooking, happy living!!!

 

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Lentil With Water Chestnuts And Radish Fry

LENTIL WITH WATER CHESTNUTS AND RADISH FRY

This is a delicious lentil-based dish with a unique twist to it by adding water-chestnuts or paniphal. The dish is high in proteins, is having a unique taste and requires zero intervention of oil. Combined with its side dish, both make a super healthy combo which cannot be missed by health freaks and all those people who don’t want to compromise on either of the taste or the health factors.

Ingredients:-For the Lentil with water-chestnuts(Paniphal)

1. Split Green Gram – 250 gms.
2. Water Chestnuts(Paniphal) – 25 gms.
3. Onion – 1.
4. Salt – According to taste.
5. Turmeric Powder – 1 tsp.
6. Red Chilly Powder – 1 tsp.
7. Pepper Powder – 1/2 tsp.
8. Garam Masala – 1/2 tsp.
9. Dry Mango Powder – 1/2 tsp.
10. Asafoetida or Hing – A pinch.

For the tempering or tadka:-

1. Cumin and Black Mustard- 1 tsp.
2. Kasuri Methi – 1 tsp.
3. Green or Dry Red Chillies – 1.
4. Vegetable Oil – 1 tbsp.

STEPS

Step 1

Take a pan and dry roast the split green gram in it till lightly browned. Now wash it. Peel the skin of the water chestnuts. Chop the onion finely. Next, take a pressure cooker and add the lentil in it along with the water chestnuts, salt, turmeric powder, water and raw asafoetida. Cook the daal.

Step 2

Now for the tempering take a kadhai and add vegetable oil. Then add all the ingredients of the tempering except kasuri methi and when they crackle add the chopped onion in it. Fry it for two minutes. Now add the kasuri methi, red chilly powder, pepper powder, garam masala, dry mango powder and after stirring it for a minute add in the boiled lentil with the water chestnuts. Boil it up for two minutes.

Our Lentil With Water Chestnuts is ready. Check the seasonings before serving and serve with steamed boiled rice and stir-fries of your choice.

Friends do try the recipe at home. Share your feedback and comments. Have a great week everyone. Till then healthy cooking, happy living!!!

 

Radish Stir-Fry

Ingredients:-

1. Radish – 2.
2. Onion – 1/2.
3. Green Chillies – 2.
4. Salt – According to taste.
5. Turmeric Powder – 1/2 tsp.
6. Red Chilly Powder – 1/2 tsp.
7. Garam Masala – 1/2 tsp.
8. Dry Mango or Amchoor Powder – 1/2 tsp.
9. Vegetable Oil – 1 tbsp.

For the tempering:-

1. Chana Dal – 1/2 tsp.
2. Urad Dal – 1/2 tsp.
3. Curry Leaves – 4-5.
4. Asafoetida – A pinch
5. Black Mustard Seeds – 1/2 tsp.

STEPS:-

Step 1

Wash, peel and chop the radish finely. Blanch it. Chop the onion, green chilies finely.

Step 2

Take a kadhai. Add vegetable oil. Splutter in the black mustard seeds, chana dal, curry leaves, urad daal, asafoetida and let it crackle. Add in the chopped onion and green chilies and fry it for two minutes. Now add the blanched radish and the masalas, salt, turmeric powder, red chilly powder, garam masala, dry mango powder and fry again for five minutes.

Our Radish Fry is done. Garnish it with chopped coriander. Serve it as a side dish with your regular lunch and dinner platters.

Friends do try the recipe at home. Share your comments and feedbacks. Have a great day and week everyone. Till then healthy cooking, happy living!!!

 

 

 

 

Brinjal, Broad Beans, Radish And Dill leaf Stir-Fry

BRINJAL, BROAD BEANS, RADISH, AND DILL LEAF STIR-FRY

Hello and welcome dear friends once again. Today I’ll be sharing a simple, healthy, all green and tasty stir-fry recipe of Brinjal, Broad Beans, Radish And Dill Leaf Stir-Fry. It’s super easy to make and can be had with lunch or dinner platters. So let’s start—

Ingredients:–

1. Brinjal -250 gms.
2. Broad beans -200 gms.
3. Radish – 100 gms.
4. Dill leaves- 50gms.
5. Fenugreek leaves – 50 gms.
6. Salt – According to taste.
7. Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp.

For tempering:-

1. Five spice – 1/2 tsp.
2. Dry Red Chilly – 1 1/2.
3. Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp.

STEPS

Step 1 

Wash and cut all the vegetables finely.

Step 2 

Heat a pan. Add some vegetable oil in it. Now add half teaspoon five spices, one and a half dry red chilies and let it crackle.

Step 3 

Now add the cut veggies and salt and turmeric powder to it.

Step 4

Add slight water so that the veggies get cooked and cover it with a lid. Let it cook by steam. Take the lid off and fry it on a high flame for five minutes.

Step 5

Our dish is ready. Garnish it with chopped coriander.

Do try this recipe and share your comments and feedback. I hope you all will like this recipe. Have a great weekend friends. Till then healthy cooking, happy living!!!

Sweet And Tangy Aubergine

SWEET AND TANGY AUBERGINE

Hello and welcome everyone to my corner. Today I’m sharing a stir-fry recipe of aubergine and radish which is sweet and tangy both for better taste and yes, it is very healthy too. It can be had with hot chapatis and some homemade sweet mango chutney or yellow mustard chutney. So let’s start—

Ingredients:–

1. Aubergine – 250 gms.
2. Radish – 100 gms.
3. Green chilies -1
4. Turmeric powder -1 tsp.
5. Salt – according to taste.
6. Dry mango powder or fresh lime juice – 1/2 tsp.
7. Sugar- 1 tsp.

For tempering:–

1. Five spices – 1/2 tsp.
2. Oil – 1 tbsp.

For garnish:-

1. Fresh coriander.

STEPS

Step 1

Wash and cut the aubergine and radish into small pieces.

Step 2

Now heat a cooking pan and add 1/2 tsp five spices to it. Next add the oil and when it gets hot add to it the cut veggies, aubergine and radish.

Step 3 

Next add some salt, turmeric powder, green chilies and fry on medium flame.

Step 4

When the veggies lose their rawness till half done, add the given amounts of dry mango powder and sugar and mix it up. Cook again for two minutes.

Step 5 

Garnish with freshly chopped cilantro. This veggie is done only in five minutes. It is now ready to be served.

Friends do try this recipe. Share your comments and feedback. Till then have a great week. Happy cooking, healthy living!!!

Pumpkin With Flaxseed

PUMPKIN WITH FLAXSEED

Welcome again friends to my cosy corner. Today I am going to make a very healthy, sumptuous and equally tasty curry of Pumpkin With Flaxseed. This recipe has two ingredients namely pumpkin which is a boon for the heart and flax seed which reduces bad cholesterol drastically. It combines pure health and taste and has a meagre amount of oil which can be omitted also for people with heart problems or cholesterol. So let us start with it:—

Ingredients:–

1. Green fresh finely chopped pumpkin -1
2. Finely chopped Radish – 1
3. Flaxseed powder (made after roasting together flax seed,1 dry red chilly and 1 tsp coriander seeds)-3 tbsp.
4. Salt – According to taste.
5. Turmeric powder -1 tsp.
6. Dry mango powder – 1 tbsp.

For tempering:– 1.Five spice – 1 tsp.

2.Bay leaf -2

3. Asafoetida or Hing -A pinch.

4. Dry red chilly – 2

For garnishing: -Chopped green chilly.

Chopped coriander.

STEPS

Step 1

Wash and peel the skin of pumpkin. Similarly, wash and peel the radish. Cut both of them very finely and pressure cook them as it will save your time and energy. When it is cooked drain out the excess water but keep some of it for use in the curry.

Step 2 

Heat a heavy-bottom kadhai and add the given amounts of five spice, red chilly, asafoetida, mustard oil and let them splutter. But take care not to burn the tempering.

Step 3

Now to the kadhai add boiled pumpkin, radish, salt, turmeric powder and saute it for a while.

Step 4

When the pumpkin is slightly mashed add roasted and powdered flax seed which has to be initially roasted together with 1 dry red chilly and 1 tsp coriander seeds and then powdered, dry mango powder and saute it again for five minutes. It will be a semi-dry curry so don’t dry out all the water from it.

Step 5 

The pumpkin flaxseed tasty curry is ready. Garnish it with chopped green chillies and coriander.

Friends do try this recipe at home. It can be had with rice, dal, dosai, rotis, paranthas. It is a very healthy preparation for people with heart problem or diabetes. It has no spice, all the taste and all health, so go ahead and try it in your homes. I am sure you will like it. Say yes to good health with this curry. Till then happy cooking, healthy living!!!

Radish Fritters

RADISH FRITTERS

Hello and welcome dear friends once again. Today I’m sharing with you a fritter recipe made of radish. It’s unique in taste and really easy to make. So let’s start making it—

Ingredients:-

1. Radish  (grated) – 250 gms .
2. Green Chilly – 1.
3. Salt – According to taste.
4. Gram Flour – 200 gms.
5. Cumin seeds or Carom seeds – a pinch.
6. Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp.

STEPS

Step 1 

Wash and grate the radish. Squeeze out the excess water out of it.

Step 2

Cut out the green chilly in very small pieces.

Step 3

In a bowl take the grated radish, add to it the finely chopped chilly, then add the given amount of gram flour, salt, splutter some cumin or carom seeds, turmeric powder, salt and mix it all along with some water. Keep it aside.

Step 4

Heat a pan and one by one shallow fry the fritters using some oil.

Step 5 

Serve it hot with green chutney or salad with a dash of lemon in it.

Do try this simple two-minute recipe at home and share your comments or feedback and clear out doubts if you have any. It is very easy and a no-fuss recipe. I hope you will like it and give it a try. Till then have a great week and happy cooking time to all of you!!!