Highly Nutritious Cod Fish Fry - Quick and Delicious Omega 3 Fatty Acid Recipe - Timesaver Recipe for Working people

 Ingredients

Fish Fillet (Cod) - 1 lb 
Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder - 1 ts
Cumin Powder - 1 ts

Corainder Powder - 1/2 ts

Lemon Juice - 1 tblsp 
Ginger Garlic paste - 1/2 ts
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 ts

Finely Chopped Curry Leaves - 2 ts

Finely Chopped Coriander/Cilantro Leaves - 2 ts
Canola Oil/Vegetable Oil - 2 ts
Salt for taste

Tomato Paste - 1/2 ts (optional)

Rice Flour - 1 ts (optional)

Method 


1. Wash the fish with some turmeric pwd and pat dry with kitchen towel.

2. In a plate mix Turmeric pwd, Kashmiri Red chilli pwd, salt, lemon Juice, Ginger Garlic paste, Coriander Powder, Cumin Powder, Finely chopped Curry leaves and coriander/cilantro leaves. Along with that if you would like to add the optional ingredients (tomato paste and rice flour) add them

and make it to a paste consistency.

3. Nicely coat the fish with the paste.

4. Take a ziplock cover or a storage box and place the fish and refrigerate for about 10 to 20mins. For later use you can even freeze it for a week and thaw it before use and fry.

5. In a pan add a 2 to 3 ts of oil or cooking spray and once it is heated fry the fish for about 10 to 15mins by flipping on each side for 5mins.

A time saving fish fry loaded with rich source of protein, Omega 3 Fatty acid, vitamins and minerals. Cod fish has the polyunsaturated fats that help raise the "good" HDL cholesterol levels. It is always safe to eat in moderate level. 

It goes well with Sambar/Dhal/Rasam/Curd Rice. It is an excellent recipe which consumes less oil, if you can spend only 10mins of your time, working woman's can enjoy a tasty and healthy side dish for a whole week. Also it is always healthy to intake freshly cooked food. My son just eat the fish alone with some salad.

 

I have uploaded the baked version of the Cod Fish for even healthier version.

Note: Cod fish flesh is very soft hence it has the tendency to easily break, so handle it with care when you are flipping, even if its broken the cod fish tastes awesome!

Shrimp Masala/Eral Thokku/Spicy Prawn Fry

Ingredients

Small Shrimp/Eral/Small Prawn - 1.5 Pound or 750 gms
Cardamon - 2 nos
Cumin seeds/Jeera - 1/2 ts
Cloves - 2 nos
Cinnamon Stick - 1/4 inch piece
Saunf/Fennel Seeds - 1 ts
Peeled Pearl Onion/Shallots - 20 to 30 nos or chopped Big onion - 1 no
Tomato - 2 nos
Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 ts
Green Chilli - 1 no
Curry Leaves - 1 twig
Chopped Coriander leaves - 2 ts
Turmeric Pwd - 1/4 ts
Red Chilli Pwd - 1 ts
Coriander Powder - 2 ts
Cumin Powder - 1/4 ts
Oil - 2 ts
Coriander Leaves for garnish
Salt for taste
Black Pepper Powder - 1 ts
Lemon Juice - 1 ts (optional)


Method

1. First clean the shrimp by taking off the head and tail (if you like the head u can cook them too, they are really good in taste and crunchy. Ensure that you take off the sting from the head before you cook) then discard the black vein by silting the shrimp with a knife, finally wash them with cold water by adding some turmeric powder and salt. Drain the water and keep the cleaned shrimp aside.

2. Finely chop the pearl onion & Tomatoes. In a medium heat place a pan add 2 ts of oil, once it is hot add the cardamon,cloves,cinnamon,Fennel seeds,Jeera and curry leaves, saute for 10 sec then add the chopped coriander leaves and Ginger Garlic paste saute for another 10 secs now add the Green chilli and chopped onions, saute till the onions are translucent it takes like 6 to 8 mins.

3. Now add the turmeric powder and chopped tomatoes saute it for 10 sec then add the chilli powder,coriander powder,cumin powder and a ts of salt and saute it nicely till the tomatoes are softened and wait till the raw smell goes off once you think the seasoning is correct then add the cleaned shrimp and saute for about 5 to 10 mins or till the shrimp is cooked then add the black pepper powder and lemon juice, mix it nicely and turn off the stove..

4.Garnish with more coriander leaves.

Enjoy with white rice or chapati