Japanese Curry Rice

Well, ever since I came here, curre rice is the only food  I had courage to eat form outside. I have fallen in love with this dish that I have started preparing them at home too. This curre rice is said to be derived from Indian curry with lots of spice added but its only a mild spicy one!

Ingredients:

1. Onions- 1/2 cut into thin slices
2. Carrot- 1 cup, Cut thin and round 
3. Potato-  1,peeled and chopped into chunks
4. Any meat- 1/2 cup minced
5. Salt- 1 teaspoon
6. Oil- 2 teaspoon
7. Water- 6 Cups
8. Premade Curry roux- 4 cubes
9. Rice- as required

Method:

1. Heat oil in a pan and saute onions,carrot,meat,potato.
2. Add water,salt, cover and cook for 20-25 mins till the water is a bit thick and veggies are boiled.
3. Remove any impurities or froth forming on top.
4. Meanwhile cook the rice
5. Add the curry roux and heat in low flame for about 10 mins till teh gravy is thick and aroma fills air.
6. Serve hot rice along with curry !

Its too simple and too lovely. You can cook without the meat too, but mostly the roux comes in non veg flavour!

Fish Curry in Fried Coconut Gravy

A spicy fish curry goes well with rice and only rice! Any time favourite for fish lovers. The coconut flavour makes the gravy rich.

Serves- 4

Ingredients:

1. Fish,cut- 10 pieces
2. Grated coconut- 1 cup
3. Onion- 1 large,sliced
4. Tomato- 1 big
5. Green chillies- 2,slit
6. Garlic- 4 pods
7. Dried red chillies- 2
8. Ginger- 1 inch piece
9. Chilli powder- 1 tablespoon
10. Coriander powder-1 tablespoon
11. Salt-1 teaspoon
12. Turmeric-1/2 teaspoon
13. Pepper powder- 1 teaspoon.
14. Curry leaves
15. Oil
16. Water

For marinating:

1. Chilli powder-3 teaspoon
2. Turmeric powder-1 teaspoon
3. Pepper powder-1 teaspoon
4. Salt-1 teaspoon

Method:

1. Marinate and keep the fish aside for an hour(minimum)
2. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a pan
3. Add grated coconut, 1/2 of the sliced onion, cut ginger,garlic,red chillies,curry leaves
4. Stir continuously in low flame till these turn brown.
5. Make sure they don't get burned.
6. Add 1/2 tablespoon chilli powder,coriander powder,pepper powder. Stir well for a min.
7. Take out from flame and allow to cool.
8. Grind them to a very fine paste.
9. Meanwhile, cut the remaining onions into slices, and make 1 teaspoon of them into small cubes.
10. Saute the sliced onions in oil.
11. When they turn golden brown add the chopped tomatoes,green chillies.
12. Add the remaining chilli powder,turmeric powder,salt.
13. Stir well in low flame.
14. Cook covered for 5 mins.
15. Add the marinated fish pieces along with 1 cup water.
16. Cook covered for 10 mins, stirring in between.
17. Add the grind paste, half cup water , stir well.
18. Cover and cook for another 10 mins adding curry leaves.
19. Transfer to a serving bowl.
20. Saute the cubed onions till dark brown.
21. Add them to the curry and mix well.

Serve hot with rice. Can be had with chapathis, Puttu, Appam,Idiappam etc. Add more salt and spice if required. Kerala style coconut fish curry is ready to be served.