Delights of Indian Cooking

India is a complex country, rich and fascinating, just like its food. The cuisine can be as simple as a one dish meal or a sumptuous feast with courses and condiment after condiment arranged like jewels on a tray.

Most people unfamiliar with the cuisine expect it to be very spicy, with overwhelming lists of ingredients and unfamiliar words. The ingredient lists may be long, but usually the length is made up of spices you can just line up on the counter and add as you cook. Indian cooking tries to incorporate sweet, sour, salty, bitter, astringent, and spicy into all meals; this balance of flavors has spiritual meaning as well.

The most important advice is to relax and have fun. You are broadening your horizons and adding zip to your life by trying Indian recipes. I believe that food defines us as a culture and brings us together as people. And the more you know about other cuisines, the more you will understand the world.

This simple microwave recipe is very easy to make, and so delicious.

Sprinkle Fish Fillets

INGREDIENTS:

1 lb. fish fillets, in serving size pieces,
2 Tbsp. lemon juice,
1/4 tsp. salt,
1 Tbsp. butter,
1 Tbsp. flour,
1/2 tsp. curry powder,
1/2 cup milk,
2 Tbsp. chopped parsley,
Mango chutney,
Toasted coconut or chopped peanuts.


Method:


Arrange fish in 12 x 8" microwave safe dish, with thickest parts to outside. Sprinkle with lemon juice and salt. Cover with microwave safe plastic wrap and microwave on high power for 3 minutes. Rotate dish and microwave 2-4 minutes longer, until fish flakes with fork.

Remove, cover, and let stand 3 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare sauce.
In 2 cup microwave safe glass measuring cup, melt butter. Add flour, salt and curry powder and blend well. Add milk and stir to blend with wire whisk. Microwave uncovered on high power, stirring every minute, until sauce is thickened, about 2-3 minutes. Pour sauce over fish, sprinkle with parsley, and serve with chutney and coconut or peanuts.

4-6 servings.
Cook Time : 10min.