Sunday, December 16, 2012

Sunday Lunch Idea...Grilled Fish...

Well considering my roots...and the awesome benefits of Fish..somehow it's not a surprise for me that I am so in love with Fish. Below is a Sunday Lunch menu..which works well for Mr. B & me.... easy to make , yum to eat.
Grilled King Mackerel with Vegs' in Black Pepper Sauce
3 Fillet of King Mackerel (Surmai)
For Marination
9-10 Garlic peeled and sliced.
7-8 Fresh Basil Leaves chopped
7 - 8 Fresh Oregano Leaves chopped (you can also used the Oregano available in market, coarser one, not fine powdered)
Cilantro Leaves chopped
50 ml White Wine
2 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
1 Tsp Chilli Flakes
1 Tbsp Fish Sauce
1 Tbsp Olive Oil
1 Tsp Paprika Powder
Salt as per taste
Pepper as per taste
1. Clean the Fish well and pat dry with Kitchen Towel
2. Marinate the Fish in the above ingredients for 30 mins
3. Grill the Fish using an Electric Grill. Sprinkle Olive Oil on the grill before placing the Fish. In interim, apply the marinade liquid while grilling the fish and turning it
4. Use the remaining marinade as sauce. For same, heat the marinade in a small plan, and reduce by 50%
5. Remove the Fish and place on a plate of serving and pour the reduced sauce on top before serving. Serve and enjoy without much wait (don't let the fish cool :-) )
NOTE: If you don't have an electric grill, you can fry the Fish on a pan, with little Olive Oil.
For the Vegetable Side Dish
1 Cup chopped Cabbage
1/2 Cup Chopped Spinach
1 Tomato de-seeded and sliced in long thin strips
1/2 Yellow & 1/2 Red Capsicum sliced in long thin strips
1/2 Cup Carrot sliced in long thin strips
7-8 Button Mushrooms sliced
Add the vegetables that you like.... it's your take.
1 Tbsp Olive Oil
Salt as per taste
Pepper as per taste
1-2 Tbsp Black Pepper Sauce
1. Heat Olive Oil in a large Pan
2. First add Cabbage to same, followed by Spinach and sprinkle a little Salt
3. Once they soften, add the mushroom and cook till half done
4. Add the carrot, Capsicum and Tomato's and cook for a while. Sprinkle Salt and pepper as required
5. Once you can see the vegetables are almost done, add the Black pepper sauce and mix well
6. Close the heat and transfer the vegetables on plate
For Bread...I usually pick Olive or Garlic bread...choose as per your taste, and enjoy the meal with a glass of white wine with your loved ones.

Friday, December 7, 2012

Black & White...if only

Damn if only things were black and white
Not the facades and not the masks strewn aside
Why messy them have so conflicting personas
Immoral and disturbed..vouching for rules & order
I sometimes find enactments so surreal
Pinching myself to feel was that really real..
If only Atlas Shrugged was just a book
If only it could be really made to come up to boot
The great Lady sure did talk some sense
For back then too people disturbing crawled to no end
And you wondered...why what is right and wrong
Where does one draws the line and says I am so done
I'll tell you what...maybe she did find it out
Maybe there is John Galt...