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Friday Recipe - Fish Moilee - From Kerala A light and simple yet tasty fish dish cooked in coconut milk. from Kerala courtesy of http://www.vahrehvah.com/Fish+Molly:469 Fish Molly is an excellent dish from the cuisine of Kerala state in India. It's a very popular and pleasant dish where fish is cooked in coconut milk along with spices giving a subtle taste, lightly spiced stew based dish. There are many variations of making the fish molly. Fish or meen as it is commonly called in Malayalam is the staple dish in Kerala. It has a long coastline with a strong fishing industry that is reflected in their cuisine and the variety of fish recipes that originated here.  Coconut is one of the main ingredients in making of fish molly or any dish cooked in Kerala style. Coconut in any form is prominently featured in their traditional dishes as coconuts grow in abundance in Kerala. Usually most of the dishes are cooked in coconut oil giving a unique taste by itself.

Friday Fish - Bengali Mustard Fish Curry Bengali Mustard Fish Curry - see it made From  http://showmethecurry.com Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: Fish (firm variety) – 1/2 lb (approx 500 g) – cleaned Turmeric Powder – 1/4 tsp Salt – 1/4 tsp Mustard Oil – 3 Tbsp Onion – 1/2 large Tomato – 1/2 large Garlic – 7 to 8 large cloves Green Chilies – to taste Mustard Seeds – 1 Tbsp Cumin Powder – 1/4 tsp Red Chili Powder – 1/4 tsp or to taste Turmeric Powder – 1/4 tsp Salt – 1/2 tsp Hot Water – 1 1/2 cups Cilantro (Coriander Leaves) – for garnishing Method: 1. Marinate Fish for 10 minutes with 1/4 tsp of Turmeric Powder and 1/4 tsp Salt. 2. In a grinder or blender, form a paste of Onion, Tomato, Garlic, Green Chilies and Mustard Seeds. 3. Heat Mustard Oil in a pan and fry the fish for 1 minute on each side. Remove onto a paper towel lined plate and keep aside. 4. In the same oil, add ground paste, Cumin Powder

Friday Fish Recipe - Best Poisson Gros Sel Recipe- Fish The Haitian Way Something lovely from Cooking The Haitian Way "Poisson "Gros Sel" is a succulent Haitian dish, and easy to make. I like to use red snapper, although other people might use catfish, tilapia. The first thing in "cooking the Haitian way" is to clean your fish well. In Haiti , we take great pride in cooking, so we make sure the end result is perfect. If you were to cook, and forgot to remove the genitals part of the fish, nobody will eat the fish. Basically, cleaning the fish is top priority. I am going to show you on the video How to clean Fish The Haitian Way. Then, I am going to show you how to marinate it. Last, but not least how to cook it.  After cleaning the fish, and removing the gills, pour some lime juice on it to remove the fishy smell. Let it sit on the side for about five to ten minutes while you are preparing the ingredients. Then rinse the fish, and remove the acidity

Friday Recipe - Jamaican Steamed Fish How to cook Jamaican steamed fish with okra and cabbage, one of the many popular fish dishes of Jamaica. Using this unique Jamaican recipe for cooking fish, not only is it very healthy, but rich is true Caribbean flavors. Usually paired with crackers and bammy ( cassava flatbread) but it is great with rice.  S teamed fish is a rich part of the Caribbean culinary landscape. Ingredients 1 lime or lemon 2 fish (about 1 lb each) 2 cups fish stock (or water) 1/2 teaspoon black pepper (divided) 1 1/2 cups cabbage 10 ochro 1 1/2 scotch bonnet pepper (treat with care) 1 large onion 2 cloves garlic or 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 6 sprigs fresh thyme 3 scallions (green/spring onions) 2 medium tomato 1/4 teaspoon salt Method "Start by heating the fish stock or water in a fairly large pan (one with a cover) and allow to simmer. If you can’t get fish stock, try to get a package or 2 of fish tea. I suppose you can use vegetable stock as

Friday Recipe - Moroccan Fish Bastila (Pastilla) How to make the famous Moroccan Fish Bastila, a savory thin flaky pie stuffed with fish and vermicelli.  Your friends and family will be asking for more! Ingredients Ingredients of the Filling: 1/2 pound of squid 1/2 pound of white fish (tilapia, cat fish, etc.) 1/2 pound of peeled shrimp 1/2 cup of finely chopped cilantro 1 1/2 tablespoon of lemon juice 4 oz of chinese vermicelli 1/2 teaspoon of crushed garlic A large pinch of saffron 1 teaspoon of paprika 1/4 teaspoon of cumin Red chili pepper (to taste) 1 teaspoon of salt (to taste) 1/4 teaspoon of pepper (to taste) Ingredients for the wrap: Spring roll pastry 2 egg yolks 4 tablespoons of butter Directions Steps to prepare the filling: 1- Cut the squid and white fish into small pieces. 2- Boil the squid pieces in water for 15 minutes before adding the white fish and shrimp to boil for another 10 minutes. 3- Remove the squid, fish, and