Recipes for Kerala cousine

iwanttogoback

gianni
this is the dish i cooked last night, although i substituted chicken breasts for fish, and i threw in a tin of crushed tomatoes as well. it's really good to serve people who don't like really hot curries as it is more spicy than hot, but you could always turn the heat up

keralan fish stew

1 1/4 tspn salt
1/2 tspn turmeric
450gm fish or chicken, cubed
4 tblspn oil (i use olive for everything)
1 medium red onion, finely sliced
fresh hot chillies to taste, finely sliced
2.5cm piece fresh ginger, peeled and shredded
30 curry leaves (i use dried, they seem to be ok)
200ml coconumt milk
2 tblspn lime juice

mix 1/4 tspn salt and 1/4 tspn turmeric and rub over chicken or fish.
heat oil over medium heat.
add onion, chili and ginger and stir a few times. add curry leaves and cook until onions are soft.
add remaining turmeric and 150ml water.
bring to the boil and add fish or chicken and stir well.
add 3/4 tspn salt and reduce heat.
cover and simmer until cooked - you will probably need to add more water if you are using chicken as it takes longer to cook than the fish.
add the coconut milk, and check seasonings.
cover and simmer for a few more minutes and then add lime juice.

enjoy

gianni66

Thanks a lot Iwanttogoback, next time I will try this also (with chicken instead of fish!).

Gianni

gianni66

Hi jyotirmoy! That's very strange... there is no street or place in Rome called Via Bengali; moreover, I know every Indian restaurant in Rome (not a lot, maybe 10-15!), and none of them is in a street with such a name... but the meaning of the name "Bengali" makes me think that this is the way in which the Indian people living there call the road, like "Little Italy" in New York!
So, maybe you are talking about Via Principe Amedeo, actually the part of Rome in which there is the biggest Bengali community, isn't it? There are three Indian restaurants there, and several Bengali food stores (that's where I go to buy my stuff!). Do you remember the name of the restaurant in which you went?
However, Italian styile of Indian food is, like everywhere in Europe, limited to Punjab cousine (there is only one Indian restaurant in Rome serving also food from South India) and very adapted to the locals; if you want something really spicy in Indian restaurants in Italy, you have to insist and highlight that you want to eat in real Indian style!
My wife says that MY Indian cousine is much better than the one of the restaurants, and this makes me very proud!! But surely I have to learn much more...
Bye: Gianni

P.S.: Sistin Chapel is one of the most amazing places in the world, but Italy is not in the big towns, it's in the countrysides

etin

Lots of Kerala recipes here, http://www.pachakam.com/