Video: মাছ এর বরা

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Begin the new year with a video on how to make fish chops (মাছ  এর  চপ )

Salmon Bake with Basil and Mint Sauce

 Dreams smell better than reality

The Fish

Ingredients:

• 1kg salmon fillets washed, dried and cut into 6 – 8 pieces
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
• 1 Tbsp cake flour

Marinade:

• Rub all the dry ingredients into the fillets.
• Sprinkle some lemon juice and keep aside for an hour

Sauce:

• Ingredients
• Handful of mint and basil
• ½ cup plain yoghurt
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• ½ cup water
• ½ an onion
• 1 ripe tomato
• Mix all of these into a food processor to make a nice, smooth paste

On the Side:

Ingredients:

• 1 cup mushrooms: chopped, washed and dried
• Red, yellow and green pepper (1/2 each): washed, dried and chopped
• 1 Tbsp oil
• Salt and pepper to taste

 Method:

• Fry the marinated fish lightly on both sides at medium heat.
• Arrange the fish side by side in an oven-proof dish (Spray the dish with cooking spray before-hand or grease it in a way that you prefer)
• Fry the mushrooms using the same oil you used previously.
• Spread this on top of the fish.
• Pour the sauce that you made onto the fish
• Decorate your dish with the red, yellow and green peppers.
• Add salt and black pepper to taste.
• Bake at 180°C for 10 minutes

Fish in Spicy Mustard Sauce

Mustard Sauce:

Ingredients:

•          1 Tbsp mustard seeds
•          ½ cup boiling water
•          2 cloves of garlic
•          Handful of fresh basil leaves
•          2 red chillies

Method:

Put all the ingredients in a food processor and grind until you get a nice smooth paste.

The Fish:

Ingredients:

•          500g of Angel / Yellow-Tail or a line fish of your choice. It must be washed, dried and cut into small pieces. Then coat it with salt, turmeric powder and 1 Tbsp of breadcrumbs.
•          1 Tbsp olive oil
•          1 tsp of panchphoron
•          1 tsp of lemon zest
•          1 big, chopped tomato
•          1 Tbsp lemon juice
•          2 – 3 green chillies
•          Fresh coriander to garnish.

Method:

•          Pour the oil and panchphoron into a non-stick fry-pan.
•          When the oil is sufficiently hot, fry the fish in it for approximately 5 minutes on both sides.
•          Add the chopped tomato and mustard sauce.
•          Stir well before adding ½ cup of water.
•          Allow to boil for 3-4 minutes before adding the chillies, lemon zest and lemon juice.
•          Switch off your stove and simmer.
•          Garnish with coriander before serving with plain rice.

Grilled Dressed Sole

Marinade

Ingredients:

Ø 4 Medium sized sole fillets washed and dried

Ø 1 Tbsp of:

• Garlic
• Green chilli
• Basil pesto
• Tomato pesto
• Curry powder
  
• Cake flour OR bread crumbs

Use these ingredients to marinade the sole fillets and leave for 3 hours.

Frying

Ingredients:

• 1 Tbsp of cooking oil
• Ø 1 Tbsp methi seed

Heat the oil with methi seed and lightly fry the fish on both sides for approximately 2 – 3 minutes.

Sauce

Ingredients:

• 2 Tbsp of brown onion soup powder OR 2 Tbsp vegetable stock
• 1 Tsp of mustard powder
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 cup of boiled water

Boil the water and mix all these ingredients into it while stirring.

Baking

• Arrange the fish in an oven-proof dish
• Pour the sauce over the fish
• Blanch green vegetables and decorate the dish.
• Grill for approximately 10 minutes (All ovens are not the same! Trust your own judgement)

I hope you enjoy this dish. However, if you do not, remember that we must accept that pain and disappointments are a part of life :-)

God Bless

Recipe: Grilled Hake con Plum

This Recipe has been certified by my son who loves it!


Ingredients:

• 4 Hake Fillets (Medium size)
• 4 Tbsp Brown onion soup powder
• Salt to taste
• Pinch of Turmeric Powder
• 1 Tbsp Sunflower Oil to fry
• ½ Tbsp Methi Seeds
  
• Boree
• Plums (4 if small, 2 if large)
• 2 cloves of Garlic
• Chillies
• Handful Basil
• 1 Tbsp Mustard Powder

Method:

• Wash and dry hake fillets
• Sprinkle salt and a pinch of turmeric powder and brown onion soup powder on fillets.
• Put 1 Tbsp Sunflower Oil in a frying pan along with ½ Tbsp methi seeds
• When the oil is very hot, place the fish in the pan. Fry the fish for a minute or two.
• Remove the fillets from the oil and place in an oven-proof tray.
• Add 1 or 2 cloves of garlic (depending on size) chopped finely onto the fillets as well as chopped green chillies.
• Fry Boree (derivative of gram dahl paste) in the same oil as the fillets.
• Once the Boree is fried, add to the fillets on the tray.
• Slice 4 plums (if small, or 2 big plums) and place on the tray along with the fish and Boree.
• Boil 3 cups of water. Add 2 Tbsp Brown onion soup powder to the boiled water and 1 Tbsp of mustard powder. Pour this water on top of the fillets
• Add salt to taste and a handful of basil leaves to the tray.
• Put the tray in the oven at 180°C and bake for 10 minutes.
• Serve with rice or with a salad.
• Enjoy and good luck!