Mrs. Mano's Tamilnadu Delicacies - Part 3

[dev]

Dear Dev!
I regret for the delayed reply. I am in the midst of the packing for the travel to Tamilnadu.
years ago, farmers of Tamilnadu used to reap this sikapparisi as all the rice varieties. It was in slightly red colour and the taste was so good. But it was expensive and takes much time to cook. They had no buyers and gradually growing the sikapparisi crops had died.

Thanks Mrs.mano...will see if I can get it here...

[suvai]

hello nga mrs mano....hope all is well.
your thengai paal kuzhambu & red rice payasam was a super hit at my friends place.....she said to say " a big thanks" to u nga...
unfortunately i was not able to attend the function, but the feed back on both the items prepared was excellent.....thanks from me too nga!

[Mrs.Mano]

Dear Suvai!

what happened to you? A very long absence! Anyway I felt happy to see your post here!! And thanks a lot for the nice feed backs on 'thengai pal kuzhambu and Red rice payasam'! Convey my thanks to your friends!!

[suvai]

Hello nga mrs mano......all is well nga.....will surely convey yr thanks to my friend....

[sinrultz]

Mano Ma'am,

unga meen kuzhambu/fry is the only items we enjoy with Fish.
For a variation could you post a different regional fish curry like Goan fish curry, kerala fish curry etc?

[Mrs.Mano]

Dear Sinrultz!

I am posting here a few different recipes on fish! These recipes belong to Tamilnadu only.
As I am in Tamilnadu now and in frequent travels, I couldn’t post the pictures for these recipes.

FISH KOLA:

Ingredients:

Fish-1/2 kilo
Salt to taste
Gram dal powder- 50 grams
Eggs-2
Oil to fry

Grind the following ingredients to a fine paste:

Small onions-10
Small garlic flakes-10
Shredded ginger- 1 tsp
Green chillies-3
Red chillies-5
Fennel seeds- 1 tsp
Cloves-2
Cardamom-2
Cinnamon- 1 small piece
Shredded coconut- 2 tsp

Procedure:

Steam the fish and mash it without any bones.
Add the gram dal flour, beaten eggs, salt and the ground paste to it.
Mix well and make small balls.
Fry them in hot oil to golden brown.
Hot and tasty kolas are ready to serve now!!

[Mrs.Mano]

FISH PODIMAS:

Ingredients:

Fish-1/2 kilo
Thinly sliced onion-2
Mashed tomato- ½ cup
Chopped mint- half cup
Chopped coriander- half cup
Oil- 3 tbsp
Turmeric powder- half sp
Shredded coconut= half cup
Salt to taste

Grind the following ingredients to a fine paste:

A small piece of cinnamon, shredded ginger- 1 tsp. green chillies-4, small garlic flakes- 10, fennel
Seeds- 1 tsp

Procedure:

Steam the fish and mash it well without any bones.
Heat a pan and pour the oil.
Add the onion and fry it to golden brown.
Then add the tomatoes and the ground paste with the turmeric powder.
Cook them until the tomatoes are mashed and the oil floats on the surface.
Add the greens and fry them for a few seconds.
Add the mashed fish and cook it on slow fire mixing well frequently for some minutes.
Finally add the coconut and mix well.
Delicious fish podimas is ready now!!

[suvai]

Hello nga mrs mano............. hope all are well.

Onga kita "ilaneer payasam" & "thattai payir thiratal" recipes irunthaa podunga plz.....when ever u get time nga.

i heard these are kongu recipes.

[Mrs.Mano]

Dear Suvai!

Here is the link for the famous 'Ilaneer paayasam'.

http://annaimira.blogspot.com/2008/07/blog-post_15.html

I will try to post the recipe for'Thattai payir thirattal' soon!

[suvai]

Hello nga mrs mano.....thank u very much for the link.....it seems very simple.....take yr time in posting the thattai payir recipe....isnt it amazing how a recipe can be made in so many different ways!?
thanks once again..