Snake head Murrel Fish in Mango Ginger Gravy with one more Award

Wishing ALL my Bloggers Friends a HAPPY NEW YEAR in advance ! May the coming year bring Prosper and Joy in your life :-)"Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us."  -Hal Borland

The snake head murrel is a species of SNAKE HEAD fish. It is also known as the common snake head, chevron snake head,striped snake head, haloan, aruan, haruan, bulig and dalag. It is found in parts of Southern China, most of India, southern Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and most of Southeast Asia.

Here is  a pic of Snake head Murrel Fish and Mango Ginger

This recipe of Snake head Murrel Fish in Mango Ginger Gravy/Shol Macher Amchur Am Ada die Tok is an authentic Bengali dish made using Dry Mango(Amchur) and Mango Ginger (Am Ada).  The specialty of this dish is the Mango Ginger/Am ada. Mango ginger is a plant of the ginger family and is closely related to turmeric. They are very similar to ginger but have a raw mango taste.

Shrimp Cucumber Stir fry AND an Inspirational Award

This is one quick and easy stir fry recipe with cucumber and shrimp which I prepared last night for dinner. My daughter is so fond of seafood , I have to keep at least one meal a day with fish or a combo of the same. So I keep on experimenting new combinations  , this time I made an attempt with cucumber and everybody liked it :-) 

Prawns and Mixed Veg Kofta in Tomato Gravy

A Merry Christmas to you and your Family !

One more prawn recipe to go, this time with small Prawns. The other day I came across a nice article regarding the health benefits of eating Prawns . 

Sharing some of the important points :

• Prawns are a good source of Protein which when helps in proper growth and development of body.
• Presence of minerals in prawns, such as calcium help to maintain healthy teeth and bones.
• High content of Vitamin B12 and low cholesterol content in prawns contributes to the betterment of cardiovascular health of a person.
• Contains Omega 3 which when helps in prevention and reduction of the Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
• Prawns are also rich in Selenium, which is believed to prevent the growth of Cancer cells in the body. 
• Calorie content is low in Prawns than in meat and beef.

Thus with all the nutritional content in Prawns make it tastier and healthier option over many other food stuff.

Now coming to the recipe. This is a wonderful recipe for kids , especially the picky ones as you  get to include veggies in this dish and it tastes equally great. My daughter loved both the versions  , Koftas with veggies and without veggies :-) Try out this wonderful recipe  this Christmas.V4BPF22KW4PD 

Kerala style Prawns Roast/Chemmeen Roast

I had been posting a lot of Bengali recipes lately :-) So I was hunting for a new recipe for quite some time, when I happened to come across this wonderful Recipe in Varsha's Blog , thanks to you Varsha :-) Coincidentally I had my last batch of Tiger Prawns in my freezer , so I thought of giving it a try. Initially I had tried a lot of Kerala recipes as my hubby is from Cochin , but this is the first time I prepared a Kerala recipe for my parents and they just loved it. This is a wonderful side dish to go along Rice/chapatis.

Fish Roe/ Egg cutlet

Fish Roe/Egg is a delicacy in Bengali cuisine and is one of my favorites from childhood. So this time when I visited my parent's place, my father got some Fish egg separately from the market. Every monsoon this is available in plenty and can be cooked as cutlets or in gravy. The cutlets made here is from Katla . They can be prepared in minutes , serve them as lip smacking delicacies in appetizers or in spicy gravy or just as a snack with a hot cup of tea.

Spicy Fish Fry with Mustard-Onion paste

Last month when I visited my aunt's place , she made this wonderful Fish fry with mustard and onion paste. I liked it so much I tried it out back home and everybody loved it including my parents.  In Bengali, this fish is called Rangi Ruli. Unfortunately could not figure out the english name :-( , but this is a Oily fish like Salmon, Herring, Trout or Sardines. Can use any one of them as a substitute.

Bottle Gourd with Fish head (Macher matha die Lao)Recipe and....

an Editor's Choice Award from Be@Home ...........

This is a wonderful side dish of Bottle Gourd (Lauki) with Fish head to go with Rice/Chapati. Generally I prepare this recipe with cabbage, but finally ended up using Bottle gourd  plucked from my very own garden :-). Using fish head is optional, try using small prawns instead or prepare it simply without using Fish head /Prawns.