Kismur- Nadia's Twist

We Goans are so familiar with Kismur, its a preparation of salted fish/prawns with fresh ingredients such as tomatoes, onions, chilies and fresh grated coconut.This is a dish that is enjoyed mostly during the monsoon however my twist can be tried out any time of the year.

Ingredients
2 salted mackarel
one onion (finely chopped julian style)
2 green Chillies (finely chopped julian style)
2 tomatoes (finely chopped julian style)
Oil for frying
A few corriander leaves, finely chopped for garnishing
A pinch of garam masala powder

Method:

Soak the salted mackarel in water for 10 min. With the help of a knife or fork, roast the mackarel on burning flames of your gas stove. It should be well roasted on both the sides. Remove it from the flames, clean the mackarel by removing the torns and any dry skin. Shred only the flesh and keep aside

In a frying pan, warm some oil . Add the onions and chillies and fry till golden brown , add the tomato and fry for sometime. Now add the mackarel and the garam masala. Fry a while. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves. Serve hot. Simply enjoy this side dish with your rice and curry.

Eggy Delight

This is one of those unusual dishes that I have learnt and tried,trust me it is simply delicious !

Ingredients:

One Egg

One Onion (finely chopped julian style)

One Capsicum (Finely chopped julian style)

One Tomato (Finely chopped julian style)

Salt as per taste

A few fresh corriander leaves to garnish

Oil for frying

Method: In a Frying pan, add the oil and fry the onion till golden brown. Remove the fried onion in a plate. Add capsicum and fry for 5 min. Once the capsicum is fried, add the friend onion. To this ,now add the tomato. Add salt as per taste and mix well. Let the vegetables cook for another 2 min. Now break the egg , on the top of the vegetables, more or less at the center. Let the egg cook for a while. Now slowly flip the egg-veggie preparation, such that the vegetables are now on the top and the egg is below. Cook for a few minutes, garnish with coriander leaves

PS:  a few finely chopped mushroom can also be used for this preparation, This can be fried along with the onions