Surmai Masala Curry /King Mackrel Curry

Ingredients:-

Surmai pieces	250 grams
Roasted onion paste	3 tbsp
Coconut – coriander paste	3 tbsp
Red chili powder	1 tbsp
Cumin powder	1 tsp
Coriander powder	1 tsp
Ginger-Garlic paste	1 tbsp
Chopped Green chili	1 tsp
Chopped tomato	4 tbsp
Salt	To taste
Oil	4 tbsp
Tamarind paste	1 tbsp
Water	3 cups

Method :-

1.  Heat oil into pan; add chopped green chilies into oil, then add ginger-garlic paste and roasted onion paste fry it for 3 minutes.
2. Then add coconut –coriander paste and chopped tomato. Fry till it starts leaving oil from side.
3. Add cumin, coriander, red chili powder and salt to masala. Pour water into it and let it boil for 2 minutes. Add tamarind paste to curry.
4. Now add fish into above curry, boil it for next 10-15 min on low flame.
5. Garnish with coriander leaves, serve hot with rice flour bhakari.

 

Surmai Masala Curry

 

Fried Okra Curry

Ingredients:-

Okra	250 grams
Peanuts	100 grams
Onion	2
Red chili powder	3 tbsp [You can use green chili as per your spice level]
Byadgi chili powder	1 tbsp
Coriander	1 cup
Garlic	7 cloves
Ginger	1 inch
Coriander powder	1 tbsp
Cumin powder	2 tbsp
Tamarind pulp	2 tbsp
Salt	To taste
Oil	To fry okra and for making curry
Cumin seeds	1 tsp
Mustard seeds	1 tsp
Turmeric powder	1 tsp
Curry leaves	7-8 nos.
Water	1 cup

Method:-

• Wash okra. Clean each okra by towel / tissue paper so that all water gets removed. Cut ends of okra and make half vertical slit at middle of it.
• Heat oil into pan. Deep fry these okras till it turns brown. [As shown in image] take out okras on tissue paper and keep aside.

 

Fried Okras

• Roast onion till gets brown, use 2-3 drops of oil if required. Let it cool.
• Grind roasted onion, peanuts, coriander, garlic, and ginger to fine consistency.
• Heat 4 tbsp oil into pan / kadhai. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds then curry leaves to oil.
• Pour grinded mixture and fry till it starts leaving oil from sides.
• Add tamarind pulp, coriander powder and cumin powder, red chili powder, byadgi chili powder and turmeric powder.
• Add fried okras and salt.
• Add water to it and let it boil for 5-7 min.
• Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with chapatti or roti.

 

Fried Okra Curry

Note :- You can add little amount of jaggery to curry if you like.

Surmai Tawa Fry

Ingredients:-

Surmai [take thin Slices]	500 grams
Rice flour	1 cup
Turmeric powder	Half tsp
Red chili powder	1 tsp
Cumin powder	1 tsp
Ginger-Garlic paste	1 tbsp
Green chili paste	Use as per your spice level
Salt	To taste
Oil	To shallow fry
Lemon juice	2 tbsp

Method:-

• Take surmai pieces in plate, mix all above ingredient except rice flour and oil. Apply this mixture on each piece. Keep aside for 15-20 minutes for marinating.
• Heat tawa on gas with medium flame. Pour 3-4 tbsp of oil on tawa; take marinated piece one by one, apply rice flour from all side. And put on tawa. Turn gas flame on low.
• Cover tawa with a lid for 2-3 minutes. Now take out lid, Turn pieces and spread 3 tbsp oil on it. [Don’t put lid again]
• Shallow fry till turns brown and crispy from both the side.
• Sprinkle lemon juice / Chat masala and Serve hot.