Simple Karimeen (Pearl Spot) Fry ( Karimeen Pollichathu)

Ingredients

1. Fish - 1 Karimeen (Pearl Spot Fish )
2. Salt - as needed
3. Turmeric Powder- 1/4 tsp
4. Pepper Powder- 1/2   tsp
5. Chilly Powder- 1  tsp
6. Coriander Powder- 1 1/2tsp
7. Ginger Paste - 3 tsp
8. Garlic Paste-2 tsp
9. Curry Leaves  , tomato pieces , onion pieces- Garnishing
10. Oil - as needed for deep frying

How to Cook :

1. Clean fish pieces well. Make fine slits on both sides of the fish  and marinate the fish pieces in salt alone for 5 minutes.
2. Slightly roast  Coriander Powder in oil for 1/2 minute. ( Till the raw smell is gone ).
3. Mix the  ,turmeric powder, chilly powder, pepper powder  and roasted coriander powder with very little lime drops to form a paste   and marinate the fish pieces in this . 
4. Marinate the fish pieces with ginger garlic paste and make sure this goes well into the slits made on th fish.Keep this for half n hour
5. Take plantain leaf cut into rectangular shape . Gently heat both sides of the plantain leaf on open flame.
6. Take a nonstick pan , Pour little oil over it.
7. Place the plantain leaf on the nonstick pan.
8.  Keep the marinated  fish on it . Fold the leaf such as to cover the fish . Cook each side  for 10 minutes on low flame.
9. Serve Hot !

FISH FRY

Ingredients :

1. Fish - 1/2 kg
2. Salt - as needed
3. Turmeric Powder- 1/2 tsp
4. Pepper Powder- 1/2   tsp
5. Chilly Powder- 1 1/2 tsp
6. Coriander Powder- 1 1/2 tsp
7. Ginger Paste - 2 tsp
8. Garlic Paste-1 tsp
9. Curry Leaves - Garnishing
10. Lime drops - as needed 
11. Oil - as needed for deep frying

How to Cook

1. Clean fish pieces well and marinate the fish pieces in salt alone for 5 minutes.
2. Slightly roast  Coriander Powder in oil for 1/2 minute. ( Till the raw smell is gone ).
3. Mix the  ginger garlic paste ,turmeric powder, chilly powder, pepper powder  and roasted coriander powder with very Lime drops to form a paste   and marinate the fish pieces in this . Keep this for half n hour.
4. Take a vessel for deep frying and pour oil.Wait for 2 minutes.
5. When oil is hot , pour each piece and deep fry each piece and Serve Hot !!

Note : You can also opt to fry the fish in nonstick pan. This way you can reduce the oil used to fry the fish.
Place a flat pan and pour  1/2 tsp oil on it . Fry each side of the fish for 5 minutes.
If you feel the fish is sticking to the pan , pour more oil.

Chocolate Cake w/o Oven

Ingredients:

1. All Purpose Flour  -  1 1/2 Cup
2. Cocoa Powder - 3 tbsp
3. Baking Powder - 1 tsp
4. Sugar- 1 Cup
5. Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp
6. Milk - 3/4 Cup
7. Melted Butter - 3/4 Cup
8. Eggs - 2 No
9. Cashewnuts and Raisins

How to Cook

1. Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, sugar and vanilla essence in a bowl.
2. Melt the butter at low heat and add to the dry ingredients.
3. Beat the   eggs until they are a light pale yellow and foamy and add to the above ingredients
4. Add milk and  mix them well with a mixer for  5 minutes. ( You can also use either a blender or a ordinary mixie )
5. Add Raisins and Cashewnuts to the batter.
6. Keep this aside for 15 minutes.
7. Grease the bottom of the steel bowl with butter .
8. Transfer the ingredients to a  steel bowl.Make sure the ingredients/ Batter  fill just half of the steel bowl. 
9. Take a thick nonstick pan and on the bottom of the pan keep a plate ( i used the  steel plate which we use to close the pans ).
10. Now on top of the steel plate , place the bowl with ingredients  ( Bowl i used is a round bottomed  steel bowl )
11. Close the thick nonstick pan and cook in low flame for 45  minutes . ( The more batter you add , more time it takes to cook )
12. Make sure to check after 30 minutes first. Take a knife and press it into the prepared cake and if you dont find leftovers sticked over  to the knife , your cake is ready )
13. Wait for 30 minutes before you  take the cake from the bowl .
14. After 30 minutes , when the cake is cool , transfer the cake to a serving dish and Serve.