Kerala Style Fish Mappas

Kerala style fish mappas or meen mappas is a Syrian Christian delicacy, also known as Kottayam Style Meen Mappas wherein the fish- usually a white meat fish – is cooked in creamy coconut milk with tomatoes. I have used Atlantic Pollock here because I wanted to use a different fish than the usual Pomfret or Tilapia or Butterfish for this dish. It worked absolutely brilliantly, far far better than I had even imagined. It’s important to note that patting the fillets dry before cutting into chunks and cooking keeps them…

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‘Tis time for a Tisrya Roast

The summer is here and Clams go down really well in this heat. Here is a really simple and quick recipe, especially with Fishvish Clam Meat (since it already all cleaned for you). Clam Roast Kerala Style goes exceptionally well with Appams or Idiyyapam – just order them if you don’t want to make them yourself –  but they really do work well together. Ingredients Fishvish Clam Meat – 500 gms Onion – 2 (large, finely chopped) Ginger / Garlic paste – 1 tbsp Green Chillis – 3 (chopped fine)…

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Grilled Indian Spiced Trout

Now this’s seriously good eating! Grilled fresh water fish – Himalayan Trout. It’s really simple & quick and can be done in an oven or even on a griddle pan if that’s what you really want. Barbecue or grilling is healthy and when done right just incredibly yummy. Here’s a very simple recipe with some Indian spices – just enough to bring out the flavors of the Trout. 2 Fishvish Himalayan Trout – gutted and washed 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon chili powder 1/2 teaspoon garam masala 1 teaspoon cooking oil…

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