Green Pepper Fish Roast

This month's recipe is fish cooked in fresh green peppercorns...

Green peppercorns

 Black,white & green peppercorns are all products of the same plant,but each is harvested  & handled differently.Green peppercorns aren't ripened & have fresh flavor & less pungent....
Don't they look attractive :)They are sold in the market during this season & I love using this spice in non--veg recipes:)
So here's a lovely recipe fish cooked in green peppercorn sauce.....

Serves:3
Ingredients:

• 300 gm or slice rawas fish or pomferet.
• 2+1 tbsp coconut oil or any other oil.
• 2/3 cup shallots /sambar onions.
• 4 garlic clove .
• A small piece ginger.
• 1 tomato chopped.
• Salt to taste.
• 2 tbsp green peppercorns.
• 1 green chilly.
• A pinch of sugar.
• Few curry leaves.
• 1 tsp turmeric powder.
• 1/2 tsp jeera powder.
• 1''cinnamon.

Method:

• Wash the fish well, make a paste of 1/2 tsp turmeric powder,1 tbsp crushed green peppercorns,jeera powder, a pinch of salt & rub well on both sides of the fish & keep aside.
• Heat 1 tbsp oil in pan add the shallots,ginger,garlic,green chilly & saute for 5 min add 1/2 tsp turmeric powder,tomato & green peppercorns & fry till tomato is cooked.
• Take off the flame cool & grind to a fine paste.
• Heat 2 tbsp oil in a non-stick pan, place the marinated fish & fry lightly on both sides,
• Remove the fish from the oil & keep aside.
• In the same pan (if required add little more oil) add the curry leaves & the cinnamon saute for sec.
• Add the ground paste,salt to taste,pinch of sugar & 1/2 cup water let it boil for another 3 min.
• Add the fish & cook on medium heat till the fish is done,the water evaporates &the masala coats the fish & the oil floats on top.

Note: If you don't have green peppercorns can use the black peppercorns.

Mutton Chops

I got this incredibly delicious recipe when I was doing my home science course...After so many years I still remember this recipe vividly as it is committed to my memory ..When I got this recipe the next day I cooked it for my dad as he was very fond of mutton dishes....Sometimes I replace mutton with baby potatoes & it comes out great:) In this recipe i made it with both mutton & baby potatoes. What I love most about this recipe is the taste of garlic...I love adding more of garlic:)

Serves:4
Ingredients:

•  500 gm mutton chops.
• 10 baby potatoes.
• 10 byadgi red chilies.
• 15 cloves garlic.
• tbsp coriander powder.
• 1 tsp jeera powder.
• 1 tsp peppercorns.
• 1 tsp garam masala powder.
• 3 large onions.
• 2 tomatoes.
• Salt to taste.
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder.
• Few chopped coriander leaves.
• 3 tbsp oil.

Method:

• Wash the mutton chops well & keep aside.
• Soak the red chilies in hot water for 5 mins.
• Half boil the potatoes & keep aside.
• Cut the onions in round slices.
• Grind the red chilies, garlic, jeera, peppercorns,turmeric,coriander powder to a fine paste.
• In a cooker add the mutton chops,ground masala, tomatoes, salt to taste,1 cup water & let it boil.
• Cover & pressure cook for 3-4 whistles or till the mutton is tender, Turn off the heat & let the steam escape all by it self.
• In a non-stick or heavy bottomed pan add the oil when hot add the sliced onions fry till transparent add the cooked mutton with the gravy & the potatoes & cook on slow flame till the gravy thickens coats the mutton chops well & oil oozes out.
• Garnish with  chopped coriander leaves.
• Serve hot.