Pan Fried Salmon

It is a great simple fish recipe. It can be paired with any red or white wine.

Ingredients:
1 pound fish fillets
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper powder
1/4 tsp red pepper powder for extra spice (optional)
1/2 tsp garlic paste
1 lime, freshly squeezed
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1 tbsp yogurt
2 tblsps oil or butter for better taste
Coriander leaves, finely chopped for garnishing

Preparation:
Rinse fish fillets and pat dry before marination.

A. Marination:
Marinate fish fillets in all the ingredients above except for oil used for shallow frying and coriander leaves used for garnishing.
Keep marinated fish fillets for 1 hour at the room temperature or in refrigerator for 2 hours.

B. Panfrying
Heat oil or butter in a pan.
Put marinated fish fillets in a heated pan and fry 3 minutes per side or until crisp brown.
Drain extra oil on a paper towel and transfer it to a clean serving plate.
Squeeze few drops of fresh lime and sprinkle pepper powder over the fillets.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

ZaikaBharat: Smoked Chilli Sizzler

ZaikaBharat: Smoked Chilli Sizzler: Ingredients: 2 tbsps oil 3-4 red whole chillies 1-2 inch ginger, sliced 3-4 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 medium size onion...

Smoked Chilli Sizzler

Ingredients:
2 tbsps oil
3-4 red whole chillies
1-2 inch ginger, sliced
3-4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 medium size onion, sliced
1 tsp honey
1 green bell pepper, thick slices
1 red bell pepper, thick slices
½ tsp black pepper powder
4-5 sprigs fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped
4-5 sprigs of spring onions, chopped roughly
1 tbsp elephant brand soy sauce
Salt to taste


While the oil gets heated in a pan, put the sizzler plate for heating.

Preparation:
Heat oil in a pan.
Add whole chillies, chopped onion, ginger, and garlic into the hot oil. Stir for 1 minute.
Add green and red bell peppers. Cook on high heat for 1 to 2 minutes just enough that they remain crunchy.
Add spring onions, soy sauce, honey, and pepper powder. Stir all on high heat for 1 minute.
Add salt if necessary as soy sauce is salty. Keep aside from the flame.

Sizzler
Take the hot sizzler plate. Place it over the base very carefully. Add the above vegetables into the sizzler.
Garnish it with coriander leaves and add little butter for a sizzling effect. Serve hot immediately.