Like I mentioned in my last post
, it’s a fish fiesta in my house. Reason, we have got lots of fish. It is just
not possible to go to the market and not get loads of fish. When in the market
it is just feels like you need to buy all of it and more.
The first thing I do is to survey
the market. See what is available and make a mental note of what I would buy
and from which vendor. Next comes the
biggest challenge…BARGAIN. It takes lot of patience and skill to do this. I am
no good at it but thank god my hubby is. I am usually just praying they come to
an agreement and I get the fish I want. In
spite of deciding every time not to buy too many ….we never succeed. So I have
lots of fish and so lots of recipes to post.
Here is the recipe for maanji (in
Konkani) ghashi / Pomfret in coconut gravy. This is very common in all fish
eating Konkani families.
My recipe is a
combination of my moms and mom-in-laws recipe. I asked them both how to make. I
got to slightly different answers.
So I decided
to club them together and it was yum.
Ingredients
Pomfret – 4 cut into pieces
Onion – 3
Ginger - 7 to 8 tbsp finely chopped
Coconut – ½ grated
Tamarind – a small piece
Red chilies – 7 to 8 lightly sautéed (as per taste)
Method
1.
Grind ½ onion ,coconut, red chilies, tamarind into
a smooth paste
2.
In a wok , add the fish ,1 onion
finely chopped , 3 tbsp ginger and some water and let it cook
3.
When the fish is half cooked, add
the masala and mix well.
4.
Allow this to cook on a low flame
till the fish is cooked and the raw smell of masala is gone.
5. In
another pan heat 3 tsp oil. Add
remaining onion (1 ½) and brown it slightly. When done add remaining ginger and fry
for another 2 to 3 minutes .Add this to the fish curry.
6.
Add salt and serve hot with rice.
