Its always been the case with me or rather with everyone that is when we are away from something we tend to value it a lot.
June 18th marked the beginning of Ramadan 2015. Am I fasting ? No. Am I in Dubai? No.But still everyday morning at work I check gulfnews.com quite religiously to keep a check on whats happening in and around Dubai during Ramadan.
Last year I persuaded my colleagues to go for Iftar and we all went for it .The reason being that I knew it would remain as 'The Iftar' and I wanted to cherish it for sometime till I get another chance to have Iftar in Dubai
I landed in Dubai in Oct 2008 and I remember it was Eid-Al-Adha sometime in Dec 2008. I was greeted by the lady next door and that was when I realized it was a festival that day.
Following year I learned how religiously people follow Ramadan in Dubai. I learned about it more when I started working for Emirates Airline in 2010 Aug .
If prompting someone to break their fast is a sin then I have sinned :). We 3 at work got into his(the one who broke his fast) car ,drove to Deira City Center , got Burgers from Burger King ,came back to the parking lot and ate a lot sitting in his car. I still remember his agonized face because during Iftar the same day he had to act all hungry and thirsty while breaking the fast around his family. Yeah I take all the blame ...:)
Moving out of Dubai has definitely created a vacuum somewhere in me. Seeing my Facebook friends' post about this year's Ramadan makes me wanna jump into that vacuum and sulk sitting there all the day. But I need to move on and thrive in this emotional unbalance for my own betterment.
Take Care!
Hello All,
Today I am planning to share a fish curry recipe which is typical Angamaly style. My in-laws hailing from Kottayam/Changanacherry , find this curry very different and tasty.Its one of the main dish still served as part of typical Syrian Christian Weddings in my area especially Angamaly , Kalady etc.
The ingredients which gives a different taste and flavour to the recipe is Coconut Milk and Raw Mango.The recipe shared here is altered a bit to suite my taste buds...
Ingredients :
1. King Fish - 1 Kg (You can make it with any fish of your choice)
2. Onions - 2 ,sliced
3. Garlic - 3 Cloves , sliced
4. Ginger - 1/2 inch piece,sliced lengthwise
5. Green Chillies - 4 , sliced
6. Curry Leaves - 3 Stems
7. Chilly Powder - 2 1/2 tsp
8. Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
9. Coriander Powder - 2 tsp
10. Pepper Powder - 1/2 tsp
11. Raw Mango - 2 , peeled, sliced finger-size
12. Coconut milk (Thin) - 1 Cup
13. Coconut milk (Thick) - 1/2 Cup (Use 1 whole coconut).
14. Oil - 3 tsp
15.Vinegar - 3 tsp
16. Mustard - 1 tsp
17. Fried Red Chillies - 4
18 . Shallots - 4,chopped finely
19. Salt to Taste
How to Make:
1 . In a bowl mix onions,garlic,green chillies,ginger,curry leaves along with Salt and Vinegar.Mix it with your hand properly till the mixture is juicy.
2. To the above mixture add all the spices along with some oil and mix
3. In a Clay Pot , take thin coconut milk , add water if needed , slip in the mango pieces and start heating in medium flame.
4. When it starts getting hot, add the mixture ,and then fish pieces.
5. Check the level of salt.Adjust if needed.
6.After 7-10 Mins check if mangoes are cooked.If then the fish is also done.
7. Add the thick coconut milk .See to that you don't boil the curry after adding the coconut milk for the second time.
8. In a frying pan splutter mustard,add fried red chillies, then add shallots , then curry leaves
9. Mix the above with the Curry gently.
Yummy my-hometown fish curry is ready!
