Thursday, September 24, 2009

REHU FISH (SOUTH INDIAN STYLE)

REHU FISH (SOUTH INDIAN STYLE)

INGREDIENTS
1 kg fish
½ cup coconut milk
2 tsp black mustard seed
2 tsp dhania powder, 2 tsp chilies powder
2 tbsp coconut oil or any other oil
1 onion finely sliced, 10 -12 garlic flakes
3-4 curry leaves, 4-6 green chilies
To Marinate
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp tar mind water
PREPARATION
Wash the fish; make cut with sharp knife, rub chilly and turmeric powder, black pepper and tar mind water for at least 45 minutes.
Heat some oil in a kadahi, add garlic flakes and curry leaves and let it splutter; add onions, green chilies, cook for some time. Allow to cool and the grind to a fine paste
METHOD
1 Heat rest of the oil in kadahi, put mustard seeds and curry leaves, allow it to splutter; add the pate to it and cook for some time.
2 Add red chilly powder, dhania powder, cook for a while, add coco nut water and cook for few minutes.
3 Now add fish, cook on low flame for 15 minutes, let the gravy become very thick or the fish is covered by the gravy.
Serve on banana leaves with rice, lemon and onions.
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Lalit Niranjan
24/09/2009