Fish Upma

This recipe idea clicked  just yesterday, when I was preparing upma for breakfast. In this recipe I have used 2 - 3 cups of assorted vegetables, like carrot, french beans ; now a days, we have a lot of flat beans (seem) growing in the backyard of our garden, used that too. I have added my own little twist , the chickpeas for a change, the outcome is superb ! You can try this dish without adding the fish, tastes equally great ! 

This is a wonderful side dish for chapatis . I could hardly manage a few clicks when my little one grabbed the plate and finished it :-)

Preparation time :25 minutes

Cooking time : 20 minutes

Serves : 4 to 5

Ingredients :

• 1/2  lb. of  any white fleshed fish (skinned and cut into 2" cubes)
• 2 n 1/2 cups of roughly chopped vegetables of your choice ( I have used carrot, french beans, flat  beans)
• 1 medium onion, chopped finely
• 1/4 cup chick peas, soaked overnight ( can use the canned ones instead)
• 1 cup grated coconut
• 1, 1" piece of ginger
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp pepper powder
• 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
• 1 tbsp mustard seeds
• 10 to 12 curry leaves
• 2 dry red chilies
• Salt, to taste
• Oil, as required

Preparation :

• Clean and cut the fish as mentioned above. Marinade the fish pieces with a pinch of salt and turmeric. Pan fry to a light golden brown on both the sides, keep aside.
• Coarsely chop the veggies to be used, keep aside. Add the chickpeas, grated coconut and  ginger  in a blender or processor and coarsely grind them . 
• Next, in a wide bottomed pan, heat 2 tbsp of oil, add the mustard seeds, once it starts to sputter, add the red chilies and curry leaves, next add the onion and fry till translucent.
• Next add the chickpea-coconut-ginger paste with turmeric powder , pepper powder and garam masala powder , fry till the raw smell of the spices vanish. Next add the chopped veggies and salt , mix well with the spices and cook covered for about 3 to 4  minutes.
• Lastly add the fish pieces and let cook covered for another 2 to 3 minutes. Break the fish pieces lightly, should not get scrambled too much.
• Serve with Chapatis/Paratha.

Sending Recipe for the event Winter Vegetables hosted by Indrani

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