Sesame Shrimps in Lime Juice

Especially for Seafood lovers

Ingredients:

2 pounds tail off, deveined, fully cooked shrimps

2 tablespoons sesame oil

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)

1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted

2-3 fresh limes fully squeezed (fresh lime juice adds great flavor)

1/2 teaspoon pepper powder

1/4 teaspoon red chilli powder

1/2 tablespoon fresh cilantro leaves finely chopped

Few stalks of spring onions sliced
Few slices of green pepper

Salt to taste

 

Preparation:

Add sesame oil in a pan and heat it on a medium-low flame.

Add garlic powder, stir it (be careful not to burn it).

Add pepper powder, chilli powder, sesame seeds, fresh lime, and salt.

Stir well and lower the flame.

Add cleaned shrimps and toss in it the mixture of spices.

Add cilantro leaves and mix it well. Turn off the flame.

Garnish it with cilantro leaves, slices of spring onions, green peppers, and slices of lime.

 

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.

Shrimps Wrapped with Bacon

Ingredients:
12-18 jumbo shrimps (precooked and deveined)
8-12 bacon strips
Toothpicks or skewers

Ingredients for Marinade:
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon black pepper powder
1/3 teaspoon chilli powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder or paste
1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
1/2 teaspoon coriander powder
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Salt is not required as bacon is heavily salted. Mix all the ingredients above.
Add shrimps to the mixture and let them marinade for 15-20 minutes.

Preparation:
Remove shrimps from the marinade and wrap a strip of bacon around the shrimp.
Skewer them or secure with toothpicks. Do it for all the shrimps.
Heat the griddle and put them on the heated griddle.
Bacon will begin to release oil. Stir fry by turning them around in the same oil until they are light to dark brown.
Make sure not to overcook them.
Sprinkle some pepper and squeeze fresh lemon juice on top.
Serve hot with steamed or grilled asparagus (my favorite).

Shrimp Salad

Shrimp salad can be used as an appetizer. They are delicious and simple to make.

Ingredients:
1 pound shrimp, deveined and fully cooked
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 cup sweet mini peppers (orange, yellow, red, and green) sliced
10-20 almonds whole
Salt to taste
Black pepper powder

Preparation:
Take fully cooked shrimps in a bowl. Shrimps should be fully cooked and deveined.
Add lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper powder in a bowl. Mix well.
Add peppers and almonds so that they are also coated with lemon juice and oil. Mix all together.
Refrigerate and serve as such all mixed together or arrange as desired (as in picture.
There is a puple cabbage in the center to add more color (don't mix it)

Masala Fish Curry

Ingredients:
1 pound fish (any fish) cut into pieces
3 tablespoons oil
2 medium size onions, sliced
1 inch ginger, sliced
1 teaspoon garlic paste
1/2 teaspoon tomato paste
1 tomato diced
1/3 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/2 teaspoon black pepper powder
1 teaspoon coriander powder
1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder
1 teaspoon garam masala
1/2 cup whisked yogurt
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves, chopped (for garnishing)

Preparation:
Heat oil in a pan. Add onions and sauté for few minutes until they become translucent.
Add ginger and garlic. Continue stirring until they turn light brown.
Add tomato paste and diced tomatoes. Sauté for 1-2 minutes.
Add turmeric powder, black pepper powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder, garam masala, and salt. Continue to stir until all masala’s are mixed well.
Add yogurt and stir well. Add required quantity of water and bring it to boil.
Add pieces of fish and mix gently.
Cover it with the lid and cook on medium heat.
Fish will not take long time to cook. Garnish it with coriander leaves.

Pan-Fried Tilapia

Ingredients:

1 pound tilapia fillets

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon coriander powder

1/2 teaspoon parsley flakes

1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper

Pinch of nutmeg powder

1 tablespoon lemon juice

2 tablespoons butter or oil

Salt to taste

Preparation:

Marinade fish fillets in all the above ingredients. Leave in the refrigerator for 15-20 minutes.

Heat oil in a pan and place marinated fillets in a pan.

Cook each side of fillet for 3-4 minutes until brown and crispy on a medium heat. Keep the pan covered.

Serve with salad or make rolls using tortillas.

 

Fish Pakoras

Fish pakaros are one of most popular and delicious snacks in North India. It goes well with drinks or any evening cocktail. Try this very simple recipe.

Ingredients:

1 pound fish fillets (avoid flaky ones)

1 teaspoon lime or lemon juice (use fresh)
1 teaspoon ginger paste
1 teaspoon garlic paste
4 tablespoons gram flour (Besan)
1 teaspoon chilli powder
1 teaspoon cilantro powder
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/2 teaspoon mango powder
1/2 teaspoon garam masala
1 tablespoon sour cream
1 pinch orange/red food color (optional)
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying

Preparation:

Step 1

Cut fish into small pieces.
Add pinch of salt, lime/lemon juice, ginger paste, garlic paste.
Keep aside for 15 minutes at RT or in a refrigerator.

Step 2

Make batter of gram flour, sour cream, chilli powder, cilantro powder, turmeric powder, mango powder, garam masala and salt to taste. (pinch of food color if you like)

Dip the marinated fish pieces (of step 1) into this batter and fry in oil till golden brown and crisp.

Serve with some onions fries or vegetables on side or a salad. You can make parantha (any Indian bread) or tortilla rolls by using the above fish along with cucumber, a slice of tomato, lettuce, and onions. You can simply serve with mint chutney or hot-sweet and sour chutney/sauce.