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CILANTRO RICE WITH TANGY GRAVY & SPICY FRIED FISH Recipe
by Priyanka Bhattacharjee

CILANTRO RICE WITH TANGY GRAVY & SPICY FRIED FISH
Rating: 4/5
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Prep time: Indian
Cook time: Servings: 2 people

Ingredients

  • FOR TANGY GRAVY
  • Star fruit 3 numbers
  • Ginger(finely chopped) 1/2 tablespoon
  • Yogurt 2 tablespoon
  • Mustard seed 1 teaspoon
  • Jaggery 1 small cube
  • Salt As per taste
  • Oil 1 teaspoon
  • FOR SPICY FRIED FISH
  • Tilapia fillets Fillet from 1 fish
  • Onion 1 small sized
  • Garlic cloves 2 numbers
  • Tomato puree 1 tablespoon
  • Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon
  • Cumin powder 1 teaspoon
  • Paprika 1 teaspoon
  • Salt As per taste
  • Oil 1 teaspoon
  • FOR CILANTRO RICE
  • Basmati Rice 1 cup
  • Onion 1 medium sized
  • Garlic 2 cloves
  • Cilantro 2 medium sized bunches
  • Milk 1 cup
  • Salt As per taste
  • Oil 1 teaspoon

Directions

  1. TANGY GRAVY:-
  2. Blanch the star fruits. Remove from the boiling water within 2-3 min.
  3. Blend the star fruit without any extra water as it would give out a good amount of water.
  4. Heat a pan and add the star fruit puree to the pan and let it cook over low heat.
  5. Remove the pan from heat after 5 min, whisk the yogurt and pour it to the pan.
  6. Stir the star fruit puree, yogurt and salt till it is properly incorporated.
  7. Place the mixture back on a very low heat and let it cook for not more then 5-6 mins.
  8. Strain the liquid sauce using a muslin cloth.
  9. Heat a clean pan, add oil and mustard seed. After the spattering has stopped add the chopped ginger.
  10. Add the fresh strained liquid in the pan and cook for 2 min. Then add the jaggery and stir till the jaggery is mixed thoroughly.
  11. SPICY FRIED FISH:-
  12. Blend together onion and garlic.
  13. In a small bowl, mix the onion-garlic paste with tomato puree , turmeric powder , cumin powder , paprika and salt.
  14. Clean the fish fillets and place it in a zip pouch bag. Pour the marinate on top of the fish fillets and mix it up. Let this stand for 1/2 hour.
  15. Heat oil in a pan and fry the fish over medium heat just 5 min on each side or till the either sides get caramelized.
  16. CILANTRO RICE:-
  17. Pressure cook the rice till it is parboiled. Finely chop the onion and the cilantro.
  18. In a large pan, heat oil and add the chopped onion.
  19. Fry the onion till it turns translucent, then add the chopper cilantro and salt and cook f0r 3-4 min.
  20. Add the parboiled rice to the pan add cook it for another 5 min.
  21. Pour in the milk and cook again for 5 more min or till the milk is totally soaked in.
  22. The dish is ready to be served.