Mutton Boti Kabab

Ingredients:

• 500 gm boneless mutton (cut into 1 1/4 inch )
• 1/2 cup thick drained yogurt
• 2tsp garlic paste
• 1 tbsp lemon juice or vinegar
• 1 tbsp raw papaya paste with skin (ground)
• deghi chilli powder to taste
• 2 tbsp oil

For Masala grind

• 6 cloves
• 8 black pepper corn
• 1 small piece cinnamon
• 2 tbsp cashewnut paste

Preparation:

Wash and dry the meat pieces with a kitchen towel. marinate with lemon juice, garlic, ginger paste, papaya paste, salt, red chilli powder and masala powder and oil.Rub the mutton well with the masala 2-3 times and leave for 8-10 hours.

Pre-heat the barbecue or grill. Put the mutton pieces on a skewer, cook on charcoal fire or keep the skewer on a greased wire mesh of the barbecue.

Turn them 2-3 times and smear with oil 2-3 times. Serve with onion, chilli salad and mint chutney

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Chicken Biryani - Malaysian Style

Ingredients:

For Curry:
60 ml oil
100 gms chopped onion
30gms chopped garlic
1 kg chicken ,cut into piece
100gms Malaysian curry powder


Ingredients for Malaysian Curry Powder:
2 tablespoons coriander seeds
1 tablespoon cumin seed
3/4 tablespoon fennel seed
1/2 tablespoon chili powder, to taste
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/4 teaspoon clove
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon cardamom
1/4 teaspoon pepper

For the rice:
2 Keiffer Lime
6 lime leaves
1 strip pandan leaf
2 lemon grass blades
500 gms basmati rice, soaked for 15 mins

Preparation:

For the chicken:

heat oil in a pan with a thick base
Saute onion till golden brown
Add garlic and saute for 3 more minutes
Add chicken and continue cooking for 10 mins
Add malay curry powder and stir till just cooked



For Rice:

In a separate pan, boil sufficient water to cook the rice
Add the ingredients and let it cook till rice is parboiled.
Stain the rice

To assemble,layer rice and chicken in a pot, ensuring that rice is at the top

Seal the pot with a lid and cook on low heat for 25 to 30 minutes

After opening the pan, fork it gently and mix it.

Serve hot

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Benefits of Miracle Olive and Other Oil - Elixir of life

Poets have sung and doctors have raved about it. Chefs cannot do without it. In Indian cooking we haven't used it. It fights cancer and prevent heart diseases, increase the life expectancy. An amazing natural ingredient that contains numerous benefits for the skin. The ingredient is known as the miracle OLIVE OIL to the world.Make olive oil part of your daily cooking to bring wellness to your family's health.

• Olive Pomace Oil can be used for Indian cuisine and frying.
• 100% pure Olive oil for Italian and western cuisine. Its good for Body massage.
• Extra Virgin Olive are used for Salad dressing and dips

Olive oil possesses several natural ingredients like Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Phenols, Squalene, Vitamin A which make it an ideal ingredient to apply to the skin.vitamin K to be effective in reducing the dark under eye circles.Vitamin E has been proven to possess the ability to penetrate skin layers reducing skin aging. Good in healing process.Phenols repair damage to cell membranes caused by exposure like pollution.Vitamin A helps the skin stay soft, smooth and firm, increasing the elasticity, and having numerous anti-aging benefits.

WHAT OILS YOU SHOULD USE:

Baking: Use a variety of polyunsaturated and monounsaturated oils and margarines made from canola, olive, sunflower, soyabean and peanut.

Spreading on bread:

Use a polyunsaturated or monounsaturated margarine spread.

Deep-frying: Cardiologist don't recommend it

Salad dressing: Use Olive,sunflower, canola, peanut, sesame or grapeseed oils

Shallow/pan/Stir-frying: A variety of oils listed above are suitable. Rice barn oil is called as Indian Olive oil. its a healthy oil with no transfat

Try to avoid or minimize using oil high in saturated or trans fats including Palm oil, tallow, lard, coconut oil, butter, ghee, vanaspati. For a good health stick to grill and baking or steamed food rather than deep fried foods.

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Seer Fish Soup

Seer fish is a delicacy in south India. Its called Naimeen / നെയ്മീൻ in malayalam and Vanjaram in Tamil Nadu. Also refered as Spanish Mackerels/King Mackerels and are very good source of Omega 3 fatty acids which help keep arteries open and allow blood to flow smoothly. Also omega3 has anti inflammatory effects which helps sinus, osteoporosis, arthritis and other conditions.

Choose fatty fish with dark flesh or muscle. The depth of their colour represent the oil amount present. Lean fish are pale and their liver contains the fat unlike the muscle where fat is present in fatty fish. Salmon, tuna, mackerel, seer, back pomfret, hilsa, katla are some fatty fish.Shell fishes are very rich in omega despite cholestrol content.Select fresh fishes instead of canned ones and choose low fat cooking method instead of deep frying. Grilling, steamin,poaching and baking are preferable methods.Having fish directly benefits more, instead of supplements for fish oil.

So lets prepare a healthy seer fish soup after knowing all the benefits of omega 3

Ingredients

• 100g Seer fish
• Tomato 2 small
• Green Chilli 2 medium sized
• Curry leaves a sprig
• Coconut oil 2 tsp
• Fennel 10g/ 1/4 tsp
• Pepper corns 10-15
• Garlic crushed 2-3 medium pods
• coriander leaves 15g
• Ginger crushed 10g
• lemon 2
• Fish Bones 50g
• Shallot 4-5 or 30g onion

Method

Make fish stock with the fish bones, crushed ginger and fennel,pepper corns and strain it.
Cut fish into very very small cubes
Heat oil in sauce pan and add crushed garlic, onion, green chillies, tomatoes and curry leaves and and saute it.
After 5 minutes add the fish cubes
Add the fish stock to this
Let it boil for about 15 minutes.
(if you prefer you can grind this in the mixer )
Season with coriander leaves, salt and pepper .
Add lemon juice to this
Serve it hot

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How to tell them apart Flatfishes - Halibut, Turbot, Flounder and sole

Halibut are the largest of the flatfish from the family of the right-eye flatfish ( to know which eye side - hold a Halibut , jaw pointing up ). Usually a chocolate to olive or slaty brown color. The underside is pure white but can be blotched, clouded or grey. Halibut are diamond shaped and grow significantly bigger. They have pointed slightly forked tail.

Turbot is a left-eyed flatfish and circular bodied, usually a sandy brown to grey colour. The underside is creamy-white. They are the tastiest and most expensive among flatfish

Flounder (Fluke) are shorter than halibuts and have a long body and wide dorsal fins which give them a diamond shape with rounded tails

Brill are a very large, broad bodied, left-eyed flatfish.

Plaice is a name given to four different species of right-eye Flounder and the easiest way to identify them are the signature orange spots. Commonly known as Rough Dab in Europe . Plaice have a bony ridge on their heads, Flounder don’t

Sole has a long body and small head.

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Kerala Fish name in Malayalam - English - Local names and common fish names with pictures - dictionary of 100 top fishes of kerala

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What is hamour fish in malayalam ???
One of the tastiest fish for its super tasty soft meat with less bones, Hamour is know as Kalava (കലവ) in Kerala. They are also called as grouper, Reef cod. One of the most popular fish along with Sheri/ Spangled Emperor (വിളമീൻ) im UAE and other gulf regions

What is Basa fish called in Malayalam??
Popularly known in kerala as Assam Vala (അസാം വാള), Muzhu Meen, Indian vaala, Koori Valah, Malaysian Vaala or Vietnamese Vaala. In UK its know as Vietnamese river cobbler, Pangasius. In North America and Australia its also known as Swai, Bocourti. Its Known as Cream Dory or Shark catfish in UAE , Saudi and Qatar

What is Trout fish in Malayalam???
Trout is a freshwater game fish and mostly found only in coldwaters. In kerala Trout farms are found in Munnar range. Trouts are mostly referred as trouts in these regions. The periyar trout or the Indian hill trout is known as BrahmanaKendai. Rainbow trout is referred as Baiser, Lord fish in Canada, Steelhead, Rainbow in United Kingdom and Australia, Forelle in Germany

European Sea bass is popular as Branzino, Branzini or Mediterranean seabass in the USA and is different from Chilean Seabass.Barramundi also known as Asian Seabass is most popular in Australia, Thai and Bengali Cuisine. Its known as Chemali Narimeen, Kaalanji in kerala.


Which fish is Sultan Ibrahim ? what is the fish name in malayalam ???
Threadfin bream (Navara or Kilimeen) is called Sultan Ibrahim in Arabic countries. Mostly the Red Mullet/ Barboni fish and the goatfish is also referred by this name. Named Sultan Ibrahim after a prominent Sufi saint Ibrahim bin Adham. This tiny fish which retrieves the needle from the river for the saint was named after him.

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Fish names in English to Malayalam.
മലയാളത്തിലും - ഇംഗ്ലീഷിലും മീനുകളുടെ പേരുകൾ

Common Name	Local Names	മലയാളം
MARINE FISHES / SEA FISHES / കടൽ മീൻ
Anchovy	Netholli, Kozhuva	കൊഴുവ/ നെത്തോലി
Barracuda	Sheelavu	ശീലാവ്‌
Barramundi, SeaPerch, Seabass / Bekti/ Asian Seabass	Kaalanji, Chemali narimeen	കാളാഞ്ചി
Blacktip sea catfish	Etta	ഏട്ട
Butterfish (spotted scat)	Nachara	നച്ചര
Clams	Kakka	കക്ക
Crab	Njandu	ഞണ്ട്
Cuttlefish	Kallan Kanava	കല്ലൻ കണവ
Cobia, Bitter Black Lemonfish, Black King fish	Motha	മോത, മോദ
Dolphinfish	Mahi Mahi , Pulli Motha, Cycle Chain	പുള്ളിമോത, മാഹിമാഹി
Emperor Fish	Vilmeen, Kurali	വിളമീൻ, ചക്രവർത്തിമത്സ്യം, ഏരി
Long Face emperor bream	Velameen	വെളമീൻ
Finletted mackerel	Vangada	വങ്കട
Finned bulleye	Unnimary, Chenvara, Bullsai	ഉണ്ണിമേരി, ചുവന്നവരയൻ
Fourfinger Threadfin, Rawas, White Salmon	Kora, Thamuthi, Vazhmeen	കോര, നാരുമത്സ്യം
Greater amberjack	Punnarameen, Ponnarameen, Butter fish	പൊന്നാരമീൻ
Grouper	Kalava, Hamour Pullikalava/spotted Hamour/പുള്ളി കലവ Chen-kalava/Red hamour/ചെകലവ Vermilion Coral cod/ചെന്കലവ	ഹമൂർ(കലവ )
Halibut	Aayirampalli	ആയിരം പല്ലി
Horse Mackere;	Vangada	വങ്കട
Jew fish, Croaker	Kora	കോര
Japanese threadfin bream / pink perch	Killimeen, Navara, Puthiyappla kora	കിളിമീന്‍, പുതിയാപ്ലകോര, നവര, ചെങ്കലവ,ചെമല മീൻ, പുയ്യാപ്ല, മഞ്ഞക്കോര, ചെമ്പല്ലി കോര
Leather Jacket	Udupoori	ക്ലാത്തി, ഉടുപ്പൂരി
Lobster	Kadal Konchu, Para konchu, Adippan, Raal	ലോബ്സ്റ്റർ, വലിയ ചെമ്മീന്
Lizard Fish	Arana meen, Uluvachi, Veepili	അരണമിൻ, കടിമീൻ
Leatherskin Fish / Queen fish	Leather, koda meen, Palameen,	പലമീൻ, കോട മീൻ,
Mussel	Kallumakkaya	കല്ലുമേ കായ
Mackerel	Ayala	അയല
Mackerel Tuna, Kawa Kawa, Pacific bonito, Bluefin Tuna	Choora, Neimeen choora	ചൂര
Moon Fish	Ambattan Para, avoli kurichi , Paa mullan, disc mullan, CD meen, Aana chavatti, Aavoli mullan, Blade meen, Razor meen, Paa kurichil, Machan kurichil, Pappada mullan,Pamullan, CD Karal, kathi para, osthapara, Kannadi mullan	ആന ചവിട്ടി മീൻ, ഏറ്റ് കത്തി മുള്ളൻ. കത്തി പാര മീൻ, സി.ഡി കാരൽ, ആവോലി മുള്ളൻ
Striped bonito	Vari Choora	വാരി ചൂര
Skipjack Tuna, Albacore Tuna,	Neimeen Choora, Varayan Choora, Neymeen choora, Kudukka in Allepy, Sutha, Kethal in calicut	െയ്‌മീന്‍ ചൂര , നെയ്യ്മീൻ ചൂര, കേതള്‍, സൂത, കുടുക്ക
Tuna Frigate	Elli Choora, Urulan choora	എല്ലി ചൂര / അയല ചൂര
Yellow Fin Tuna	Kera Choora, Poovan choora	കേര ചൂര. പൂവൻ ചൂര
Malabar thryssa	Manang	മണങ്ങ്‌
Moonfish	Ambattan Para, avoli kurichi , Paa mullan, CD karal, Machan kurichil, kathi para	അമ്പട്ടൻ പാര, സി ഡി കാരൽ
Milk Fish	Poomeen	പൂമീൻ
Needlefish	pallankoli	പല്ലൻകോലി,
Oyster	Muringa virachi	മിരിയുഗ
Octopus	Neerali, Kinavalli	നീരാളി
porgy / Breams	Porgy	പ്രാച്ചി
Prawns /Shrimps	Konj, Chemmen, Karikkadi, Kara, Poovalan	കൊഞ്ച്, ചെമ്മീൻ
Pomfret	Avoli, Machan	ആവോലി
Ponyfish / silver belly	Mullan Para, Karal	കാരൽ,മുള്ളൻപാര, പരവ കാരൽ
Parrot Fish	tatha Meen	തത്തമീൻ
Ray	Therandi	തെരണ്ടി, തിരച്ചി
Rainbow Runner, Spanish Jack	Kadal Poomeen, Olivia, Amoor	കടൽ പൂമീൻ, ഒലവിയ, അമൂർ
Ribbon fish, Belt fish, Hairtail	Pampaada, Vaala. Thalayan	വാള , തളയൻ, പാമ്പാട
Squid	Kanava, Koontal	കണവ, കൂന്തൽ
Snubnose Pompano	Peeyada, Talipaara	താലിപാര
Sardine	Mathi, Chaala	മത്തി, ചാള
Black Seabream/ goldsilk sea bream/ Picnic sea bream	karutha yeri	കറുത്ത എരി
Sailfish, Billfish	Olameen, Thala, Ola meen, Tala	ഓലമീൻ, തള, ഓലപുടവൻ, പായമിൻ
Seer fish	Neimeen, Aikoora	നെയ്‌മീന്‍/ അയ്‌ക്കൂറ
White snapper, white seaperch (sometimes referred as Emperor fish)	Velameen, korukkai	വിളമീൻ
Red snapper	Chempalli, Silk meen	ചെമ്പല്ലി, സിൽക്ക് ചെമ്പല്ലി
Snappers	Chembali / Velameen	ചെമ്പല്ലി
Sharp Tooth Snapper/ Sharp tooth jobfish, white snapper, white jobfish, goldband snapper or threadfin snapper	chemeen-fish, Che meen	വെളമീൻ , സെമീൻ , ഛേ മീൻ,. ചേ മീൻ, mostly found in ആലപ്പുഴ
Black Spot Snapper	Murumeen	മുറുമീന്‍
Silver-Biddy	Pranjil, Purachi, Uduvan	പുരച്ചി
Silver whiting, Lady Fish, Sillago	Velli Poozhan	വെള്ളി പുഴാൻ
Silver Moony	Aakoli	ആക്കോലി
Surgeon Fish	Palla	പല്ല
Sword Fish	kadal Kuthira	കടൽ കുതിര
Shrak	Shrav,Pal sravu, Churaku	സ്രാവ്​, ചൊരക്ക്‌
Tongue-sole, Sole Fish	Manthal, Kanank, Nangu	നങ്ക്, കനങ്ക്‌ / മാന്തല്‍
Indian Scad	Kozhiyala	കോഴിയാള
Bigeye Scad	Aiyalakanni, Kannan Ayala	കണ്ണൻകൊഴിയാള
Finny scad, Torpedo scad	Vangada	വങ്കട
Shrimp scad	Ayala para, Manja vallan Vangada	അയല പരവ, മഞ്ഞവാലൻ വങ്കട
Bluefin trevally	Vatta	വറ്റ
Malabar trevally	Velapara	വേളാപാര
Yellow strip Trevally/	Manja para	മഞ്ഞപാര
Giant Trevally	Vatta, Bheeman Para	വറ്റ, ഭീമൻ പാര
Bluefin Trevally	Kalan Vatta	കല്ലൻ വറ്റ, നിലച്ചിറക്കൻ പാര
Great trevally, Bigeye trevally	Kanan Vatta	കണ്ണൻ വറ്റ, പെരുംകണ്ണൻ പാര
White Fish / False Trevally	Parava, Adavu	പരവ
White sardine	Velluri	വെളൂരി
Wahoo	Aiykoora, Oriya	അയക്കൂറ, ഒറിയ മിൻ
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FRESHWATER FISHES / RIVER FISHES / കായൽ മീൻ
Pearl spot, Green chromide	Karimeen (State fish of Kerals, One of the most tastiest fish in Kerala )	കരിമീൻ
Attentive carplet	Backwater Vayambu	വയന്വ്
Basa	Assam Valah	അസാം വാള
Boal	Attu Vaal	ആറ്റുവാള
Freshwater Pomfret	Roop chand, Red belly, nutter	റെഡ് ബില്ലി, കായൽ ആവോലി, നട്ടർ
Freshwater moray eel	Malanjil, Paampumeen	പാമ്പുമീൻ, മലഞ്ഞിൽ, ബ്ലാഞ്ഞിൽ
Giant Danio	Paral	പരല്‍
Garfish	Kollan, Kolan, Chundan Murrel	കോലന്‍, /ചുണ്ടൻ മുരൽ
Indian mottled eel	Malannil	മലഞ്ഞില്‍
Karnataka Barbe	Pachila vetti	പച്ചിലവെട്ടി
Mullet	Kanambu/ Thirutha	കണമ്പ്‌, തിരുത
Mystus	Koori, Vaari	കൂരി , വാരി
Olive Barb	kuruva	കുറുവ
Orange chromide	palalatti	പളളത്തി
Rohu	Rohu	റോഹു
Snake head	Varaal, Vatton	വരാൽ, വട്ടന്‍
Stinging Catfish	Kaari	കാരി
Tiger Panchax	manattukanni	മാനത്തുകണ്ണി
Tilapia	Thilopia	തിലാപിയ
Walking Catfish	Mushi	മുശി

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Fishes of Tamilnadu - Fish Names in Tamil - English

What are the fishes of Tamilnadu ? Are you Confused? What is the name of the fish in Tamil ? What is the English name of the fish ? Whats the state fish of Tamilnadu? Here goes the list...Refer the table below for Fish name in Tamil. What is it called? What is the Tamil name?

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COMMON NAMES	LOCAL NAMES	தமிழ
Indian Spiny Loach	Ayira meen ( It might be announced as a State fish of Tamilnadu, A delicacy in Madurai. A tamil nadu favourite , Rich in minerals and taste differs according to the soil )	அயிரை மீன்
Anchovy / White bait
Indian Anchovy	Nethili
Golden anchovy / Gold spotted grenadier anchovy	Thogai meen
Malabar anchovy	Poruva
Dussumier’s anchovy	Semporuva
Moustached anchovy	Poruva/ Nedum poruva/ Kola
Commerson’s anchovy	Nethali
Devis’ anchovy / Shorthand anchovy	Nethili
Barracuda
Pick-handle barracuda / Banded barracuday	Seela/ Kara ooli / Thiriyan
Great barracuda	Seela/ ooli/ Thiriyan
Barramundi / Sea perch / Seabass
Giant sea perch/ Barramundi/ Sea bass / Sea Pike	Koduva/ Painee meen
Waigen Sea Perch	Chenganni
Crescent tiger Perch	Keeli
Commerson’s glassy perchlet	Selanthan
Jarbua terapon/ Crescent tiger perch	Keechan/ Kovakeechan/ Keeli
Small-scaled terapon	Pootankeeli/ Keechan
Indo Pacific terapon	Menna
Bulleye
Moon-tail bulleye/ Dusky-finned bulleye	Kakkasi
Glasseye/ Blood-coloured bulleye	Kakkasi
Crab
Mud crab	Pachai nandu/ Kazhi nandu
Blue swimming crab	Olakkal nandu/ Pulli nandu
Three-spotted swimming crab	Mukkannu nanadu/ Olakkal nandu
Christ shell crab	Siluvai nandu
Cobia
Black kingfish/ Cobia	Kadavara/ Kadal viral
Dolphinfish
Dolphinfish/ Mahi Mahi	Parla, Avilis, Kal Vanna
Clams/ mussel/ Oyster
Green mussel	Pachai aali/ Chippi/ Kallukka, Kallumakkaya
Brown mussel	Aali/ Chippi/ Kallukka
Yellow clam	Matti, Sippi, Mattikal
Blood clam	Vari matti/ Ratha matti
Black clam	Matti
Edible oyster	Vella aali / Kavaddi
Pearl oyster	Muthuchippi
Carps
Catla/ Thick lips	Katla/Thoppa meen/ Japan kendai/ Koora kendai/ Yamaneri kendai/Karavai
Mrigal	Mrigala/ Gudu kendai
Grass carp	Pullu kendai
Common carp	Carp
Rohu	Rogu/ Kannadi kendai
Carnatic carp	Palli kendai/ Sallkendai/ Sihelle/ Saal kendai/ Shellee/Pauvri-kendai
Climbing perch	Sennal/ Panaiyerikendai
Cichlids
Green chromide/ Pearlspot	Sethakendai/ Palincha/ Karassar / Karimeen
Orange chromide/ Spotted etroplus	Sellakasu/ Paradi/ Challai/ Boorakas
Tilapia	Tilapia/ Jilabi meen/ Jabeli Kendai
Catfish
Giant sea catfish	Keluthi/ Mondai keliru/ Mandal keliru/ Venkeliru
Blacktip sea cat- fish/ Dussumier’s cat fish	Mondai keliru
White catfish Blackfin sea catfish	Vellai-keliru/ Keluthi
Spotted catfish/ Sea catfish/ Sea barbel	Keliru/Keluthi
Soldier catfish	Ponkeluthi
Giant river catfish/ Short-nosed catfish	Pona-keluthi/ Nedunthalai kelutti/ Naddu-keluthi
Shark catfish	Walagh/ Vazhai/ Valaiathi-valai
Stinging catfish	Thaylee/ Thailimeen
Croakers / Drums/ Jewfish
Spotted croaker/ Sin croaker	Varikathalai
Karut croaker	Pullikathalai
Greyfin croaker	Karun kathali
Kathala croaker	Kathalai
Tiger- toothed croaker	Kathalai/ Panna
Blackspotted croaker/ Spotted croaker	Kathalai/ Vellikathalai/ Kooral
Emperor bream/Pigface bream / Threadfin bream
Spangled emperor/ Starry emperor bream	Vilaimeen / Vellaimeen/ Koranguvela
Ornate emperor	Vilaimeen
Japanese threadfin bream / Pink Perch	Changarah/ Kandal meen/ Navara/ Rani /Shankara (not Red snapper)
Delagoa threadfin bream	Changarah/ Kandal
Two spot Monacle bream	Pompton
Goldlined seabream , Tarwhine, silver seabream (Rhabdosargus sarba) Also referred as white snapper	Vella mattawa, Vela meen, korukkai
Silver Bream is common name for the following species - Rhabdosargus sarba (goldlined seabream), Bidyanus bidyanus (silver perch), Bidyanus welchi (Welch's grunter), Blicca bjoerkna (white bream), Acanthopagrus australis (surf bream), Acanthopagrus berda (goldsilk seabream), Acanthopagrus butcheri (southern black bream), Pseudocaranx dentex (white trevally, Nemadactylus macropterus (tarakihi)
Eel
Indian conger eel	Vlangu
Indian pike conger	Kotah/ Kulivi pambu/ Vlangu
Shortfin eel/ Freshwater eel	Vellanagoo/ Serum pambu/ Vlangu
Flathead
Indian Flatheadh	Nilanthatti
Flying fish
Two-winged flying fish	Paravai kola/ Para kola/ Kola
Spot-fin flying fish	Paravai kola/ Para kola/ Kola
Freshwater fishes
Pabda	Chotah wahla, Silai Valai
Hilsa / Indian Shad	Pulasa, Ullam, Ilish, உள்ள மீன் / Ulla Meen
Basa / Pangas/ Vietnamese catfish	Keluthi meen, aeri vanjaram, Aie, Coola, Pangas, Broiler meen, Banka jella(andhra)
Knifefish / Chital/ Feather back/ Razor fish	Sotai Vallai, Ambattan vallai
Reba Carp	Poorali, Aringal, Aranjan podi, Coala kendai
Red Pomfret/ River pomfret/ Red Belly	Yeri vawaal, Aeri vaval, Roopchand,
Bata / Bata labeo	Kindameen, Kolarinja Kendai	கென்‍டை மீன்
Catla, Rohu, Carps, barb, Pearlspot, Tilapia, catfish, Hilsa, Snakeheads, halfbeaks are some freshwater fishes
Flat fishes
Long tongue sole	Kotaralu/ Nakkumeen/ Manangu
Malabar tongue sole	Nakkumeen/ Manangu
Indian spiny turbot/ Indian halibut	Erumai nakku, Potha
Oval Floundert	Nakku meen
Fullbeak ( Garfish ) / Halfbeak
Garfish	Pachai Mural, Kola
Hound needlefish/ Forktail garfish	Kozhya mural/ Pahmum kola/ Mural
Flat needle fish/ Barred long-tom	Mural
Barred half-beak	Usi kola/ Murali
Grouper/ Reef Cod
Giant grouper	Kalavai
Thorny cheek grouper/ Six-barred reef cod	Kalava
Malabar grouper/ Malabar reef cod	Kalava
Banded-cheek reef cod	Kollu kalava
Greasy reef cod	Thala kalava
Goat fish
Indian goat fish	Sen navarai/ Kal navarai
Gold band goat fish	Navarai
Yellow goat fish/ Sulphur goat fish/ Sunrise goat fish	Sen navarai/ Kal navarai
Yellowstriped goatfish	Navarai
Grunters and Sweetlips
Silver grunt	Korukkai, Seraiah
Saddle grunt	Korukkai, Seraiah
Lined silver grunt	Kaakka meen
Sometimes grnters are referred as White snappers locally
Silver banded sweetlips	Mathanam
Lobster
Green spiny lobster/ Rock lobster	Thala eral/ Singi eral
Mud spiny lobster/ Rock lobster	Thala eral/ Singi eral
Flathead locust lobster/ Mud lobster	Matta singi eral/ Kal eral/ Madakku eral
Whip lobster/ Deepsea lobster	Singi eral
Filefish
Leatherjacket	Klathi
Lizard fish
Greater lizard fish	Thumbili
Indian lizard fish	Thumbili
Moonfish
Moon fish	Amattikatti/ Ambattan para/ Kannadi karak
Moony fish/ Silver bat fish	Parrandan/ Moolen
Mackerel
Indian mackerel	Ailai/ Augalai/ Kanangeluthi/ Kumla
Short bodied mackerel	Ailai/ Kanangeluthi/ Kumla
Faughn’s mackerel	Ailai / Augalai
Bigeye mackerel	Mullyan
Mullet
Grey mullet / Flathead mullet	Madavai/ Kasmeen
Red mullet	Civappu madavai (Mullus surmuletus) found in Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea mainly. [ (Mullus barbatus)species if goatfish is referred as Red mullet locally called Nagarai ]
Bluespot mullet	Manalai/ Sarya/Madavai/ Madavakendai
Gold-spot mullet	Madavai/ Avelameen
Milk fish (White Mullet)	Pal meen/ Pal kendai
Mojarras / Silver biddy
Bigeye mojarra	Udagam/Velludan/ Oodan/ Poonanthartha
Whipfin silver biddy/ Whipfin mojarra	Udagam/Velludan/ Oodan/ Poonanthartha
Pomfret
White pomfret/ Silver pomfret	Vellai vaval
Black pomfret	Karuppu vawaal
Chinese silver pomfret	chinese vaval
Freshwater pomfret	Yeri vawaal, Roopchand
Prawns/ Shrimp
Giant tiger prawn	Karuvandu eral
Indian white shrimp	Vellai eral/ Naaran
Green tiger prawn/ Flower shrimp	Vari eral
Banana shrimp	Vella eral
Flower-tail shrimp/ Pink shrimp	Chemmakkara eral/ Poovalan
King prawn/ Jinga prawn	Kazhanthan/ Kal eral/ Chaya valucha eral
Brown shrimp/ Speckled shrimp	Valucha eral
Kiddi shrimp/ Marine shrimp	Karikadi/ Vandu eral
Deepsea mud shrimp	Rani karikadi/ Kall eral
Jawala/ Paste shrimp	Chenna kunni
Giant river prawn/ Scampi	Aathu eral/ Scampi
Parrot fish and Rabbit fish
Parrot fish	Killimeen, Kizhi meen, Pachai Elimeen
White spotted Rabbit fish / Spinefoot	Ora meen
Streaked Spinefoot	Ora meen
Queenfish / Leatherskin
Leatherskin	Katta, Theera
Talang Queenfish / Gaint queenfish	Tol Parai
Rays
Shovel nose ray/ Guitar fish/ White spotted nose ray	Palunga/ Padangan/ Katchu-uluvai/ Paal uluvai
Bleeker’s whipray/ White tail sting ray	Saman thirukkai/ Savukku thirukkai
Ribbon fish
Savalani hairtail	Chavalai/ Savalai/ Valai
Largehead hairtail	Chavalai/ Savalai/ Valai
Surgeon Fish and Unicorn Fish
Surgeon fish	Orandai
Unicorn fish	Thol kilathi
Snakeheads/ Murrels
Giant snakehead	Aviri/ Puveral/ Iru viral
Spotted snakehead	Korava / Viral meen
Striped snakehead	Vraal/ Karuppu veral
Asiatic snakehead/ Bengal snakehead	Parakoravai/ Maniam-korovai/ Pothi meen
Seer fish
Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel	Vanchiram, Nettaiyan seela
Streaked Spanish mackerel	Naimeen, Mavuladi, Nona seela
Indo-pacific king mackerel	Naimeen, Vanjiram, Kattayancheela, Cheela
Wahoo	Kola Vanjaram/ Savaran
Sardines and Shads
Indian oil sardine	Peichalai/ Kavalai/ Neethu kavalai
Gold stripe sardinella	Chalai/ Nonalai/ Kavalai
White sardinella	Choodai/ Thatta kavalai / Velli Kasu
Fringescale sardine/ Lesser sardine	Choodai/ Nedum kavalai
Deepbody sardinella	Usi kavalai
Rainbow sardine	Motha kendai/ Poondivirinjan/ Thondan
Hilsa shad/ Indian shad	Ullam/ Sevva
Elongate ilisha/ Slender ilisha	Poovali
Bloch’s gizzard shad	Muddukandai/ Koimeen
Squirrel Fish
Red Squirrel fish	Chemmen
Black tipped Squirrel fish	Puna kanni
Snapper / Fusilier / Jobfish
Malabar red snapper	Seppili/ Noolani
Mangrove red snapper	Seppili/ Vekkattai/ Thokkal/ Pullikarayan/ Noolani
Bigeye snapper	Seppili/ Noolani
John’s snapper	Karuvalai/ Parithi velameen
Humpback red snapper	Seppili
Bluelined snapper / Blubberlip snapper	Cuttu-pirium/ Karuvalai
Sharptooth jobfish	Lomia
Redbelly yellowtail fusilier	Vaipara, Kal Kilichi
Ruby Snapper, Snapper, Jobfish, Queen Snapper, Red Snapper, Ruby-colored Snapper Fish, Deepwater Red Snapper, Deepwater Snappers, Squirrelfish Snapper are various spieces similar to snappers. Red snapper are referred as Sankara meen locally sometimes but Sankara meen is Japanese threadfin bream
Silverbellies/ Ponyfish
Common ponyfish	Karai/ Karapodi /Kalikaral/ Kaaral/ Soorokoonam-kare
Orangefin ponyfish	Karal/ Theevetti karal
Splendid ponyfish	Karal/ Kulli-karai
Dussumier’s ponyfish	Veri-karai/ Karal
Tooth pony / white fish	Sudumbu karal/ Kuthippu karal
Sail fish/ Marlin/ Swordfish
Indo-Pacific sail fish	Mayilmeen/ Thalapaththu
Black marlin	Kopparaikulla/ Kopparan
Blue marlin	Kopparaikuzha
Swordfish	Kadu koppara/ kola
Trevally/ Jack and Scad
Bigeye trevally/ Dusky trevally	Usi parai/ Parai / Ratha Paarai (Blood red flesh)
Malabar trevally / Malabar jack/ Malabar kingfish	Thol Parai, Thenga parai
Giant trevally/ Yellowfin trevally	Vaththava parai/ Manchal killu parai
Blue trevally	Tenga paraai
Cleftbelly trevally	Kunni-parah
Blackbanded trevally/ Black banded Kingfish	Keerai parai / Mosala parai
Black Tailed trevally	Karunkanni parai
Diamond Trevally/ Indian threadfin	Kannadi Parai
False trevally/ White fish	Kuthippu, Sudumbu, Parava
Allied Kingfish / Greater Amberjack	Mamiya Parai, Ponnarameen
Rainbow runner / Hawaiian Salmon/ Spanish Jack/ Rainbow yellowtail	Poongulazhi, Kadal Poomeen, Kulkul
Shrimp scad	Kilisai/ Komaraparai
Yellowtail scad	Parai
Indian scad/ Russell’s scad/ Naked breast trevally	Paarai/ Kilichai
Torpedo scad/ Hardtail scad/ Horse mackerel	Kilisai/ Parai/ Semaparai/ Komaraparai/ Pulli parai/ Thenga parai/ Vengadai parai
Small spotted Dart	Thol Parai
Snubnose Pompano	Thol Parai / Kutili
Sunfish
Gaint sunfish	Moonjuru meen/ Mullu peythai
Shark
Black tip shark/ Grey shark	Kundan-sorrah
Black tip reef shark/ Black shark	Katta-sorrah/ Perunthalai-sorrah/ Karamudi-sorrah
Smooth hammer- head shark	Komban-sorrah
Tiger shark	Puli sorrah/ Valluvan sorrah
Spadenose shark	Pillai sorrah
Milk shark/ Grey dog shark	Pal sorah
Squid, Cuttlefish , Octopus
Indian squid	Oosi-kanavai
Cuttlefish	Kadaman / Muttai/ Ottu-kanavai/ Vari-kanavai
Octopus	Pei kanava, Koonthal kanavai
Tuna
Bullet tuna	Elichoorai
Oriental bonito	Seela choorai
Big-eye tuna	Kila valai/ Choorai/ Soorai
Skipjack tuna	Choorai
Yellowfin tuna	Kila valai/ Choorai/ Kerai
Longtail tuna	Kara surai/ Kila valai
Frigate tuna	Elichoorai
Kawakawa	Choorai
Threadfin
Indian threadfin	Kala
Four-finger threadfin/ Indian salmon	Kaala, Kala
Trigger fish
Red-tooth trigger fish	Clathy/ Karuppu clathy
Starry trigger fish	Clathy
Whitings / Sillago
Ladyfish/ Silver whiting	Kelangan
Wolf herring
Dorab wolf-herring	Mullu valai/ Valai
Whitefin wolf herring	Karu valai/ Mullu valai

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South Indian Biryani

Ingredients:

280 gms ghee
25 gms cardamon
25 gms cinnamon
25 gms cloves
25 gms bay leaves
25 pepper corns
1 kg onion sliced
20 gms sliced green chilli
1 litre water
300 ml milk
100 gms chopped pineapple
100 gms cashew nuts
100 gms raisins
50 gms mint
50 gms coriander leaves
1/2 tsp rose water
600gms chicke cut into pieces
50 gms turmeric
50 gms chilli
50 gms coriander powder
50 gms chopped tomato
50 gms ginger-garlic paste
100 ml oil
15gms saffon
25gms garam masala
salt to taste
Carrot, beetroot, fried onions for garnishing

Preparation:

1. In a deep pan heat ghee and add all the whole spices
2. When it begins to brown add a handful of the sliced onion and 1 sliced chilli
3. Saute till onion is transparent
4. Then add water , milk and salt
5. Bring it to a boil and then add rice
6. When parboiled, add pineapple, mint , coriander leaves and rose water
7. Take it off the heat and keep it covered
8. Marinates chicken in a mixture of half the chilli, coriander and turmeric powders, ginger-garlic paste and salt
9. Heat oil in apan and deep fry the chicken until half done
10. Remove and keep aside
11. In the same pan ,saute remaning onion, ginger-garlic paste, green chillies, tomato and all the spices
12. Saute and then add a little hot water
13. Add chicken and cook untill done and the gravy thickens
14. Smear some ghee inside a large saucepan.
15. Layer rice and chicken
16. Cover it with a tight lid and then cook on low heat for 10 minutes
17. Garnish ith beetroot, carrots, fried onion , cashew nuts and raisins
18. Serve hot

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Seydadiyat Samak

A very popular dish in Indonesia and Malaysia.The rice and fish are cooked separately and arranged in layers. Although spiced up with condiments and lemon juice, the fish flavour dominates this dish.

Ingredients:

4 hammour fillets or seer fish fillet
50ml olive oil
250 ml fish stock
5 gms black pepper
5 gms cumin powder
5 gms cinnamon powder
salt to taste
250gms rice
250gms onion sliced and pan fried
50 gms roasted pine nuts
5ml lemon juice
10gms butter
10gms flour

Preparation:

1. Heat oil in a deep frying pan and pan-fry fish fillet on both sides.
2. Pour fish stock over and sprinkle all the spices.
3. Add onion and simmer until fish is cooked
4. Remove the fish from the pan and keep it aside
5. Strain and reserve the juice from the pan
6. In a separate pan,melt butter and roast flour over low heat till slightly brown
7. Add 100 ml of the reserved cooking juice to make a brown roux
8. Boil rice and remaining cooking juice together till the rice is done
9. If required, add water to cook the rice
10. Add lemon juice and adjust seasoning
11. Serve fish on the rice.
12. Garnish with nuts and serve hot.

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Lobster Biryani

A popular recipe of Sri Lanka and south India

Ingredients:

60 ml oil
2 Onions chopped
1 litre water
1/2 cup coconut milk
500gm basmati rice
4 lobster shelled and deveined
2 tsp chopped tomato
2 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp black pepper powder
salt to taste
50 gms ginger -garlic paste
Coriander leaves for garnishing

Preparation:

1. Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan
2. Add onion and saute till transparent.
3. Add tomato , ginger - garlic paste, coriander , red chilli and black pepper powders
4. Saute for a while and then add water, coconut milk, lobster and rice
5. Cook for 15-20 mins on high flame
6. When the rice is parboiled spoon the mixture and transfer to a container.
7. Seal it and cook in a pre heated oven for 20 mins or till the rice is cooked.
8. Garnish with coriander leaves
9. Serve hot

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