Scrambled Tilapia

After a very long break, today I am back with an easy to make, nutritious recipe. Steamed and flaked Tilapia fillets are sautéed with onions, ginger garlic and garam masala. Lemon juice and cilantro are added at the end for added flavor and aroma. Kids love this easy to eat boneless fish fry.


Ingredients:

1 lb Tilapia fillets
1 medium onion chopped fine
3 – 4 green chilies (optional)
2 tsp ginger garlic paste
½ tsp garam masala
1 tsp red chili powder (adjust to taste)
½ tsp turmeric
Salt to taste
1 tbsp oil
Juice of one lemon
Cilantro for garnishing

Tampering:

½ tsp mustard
½ tsp cumin
2 red chilies broken
Few curry leaves

Steam fillets in steamer of pressure cooker for 8 minutes. Do not over cook, they should be soft and moist not hard and dry.

In the mean time heat oil in a pan, add tampering, followed by onions and green chilies.

When onions are about half way cooked add turmeric, chili powder, salt and ginger garlic paste.

Transfer the fish fillets from the steamer into a bowl and scramble them with a fork.

Add fish to the pan when onion, ginger and garlic are well cooked. Sauté for 2 minutes and add garam masala.

Sauté for another 2 minutes, and remove from the flame.

Add lemon juice and cilantro.


Scrambled Tilapia tastes wonderful with rice or roti.

Note: Do not let red chili powder and garam masala over power the taste of the fish. Use them scarcely. For fresh garam masala powder 4 cloves, ½ inch cinnamon, 1 tsp poppy seeds, 1 tbsp coriander seeds.