Baingan macchi and Rasam

I got Tilapia the other day and I love fish along with eggplant. Personally I am not a big fan of seafood but this curry is one of my favourite fish recipes
Baingan Macchi (Fish curry with eggplant)

Fish with Eggplant

Ingredients:

1. 1 medium sized Tilapia cut into 3/4 inch thick steaks
2. 1 medium small eggplant cut vertically into 3 or 4 pieces and then sliced
3. 2 green chillies
4. 1 medium small onion sliced
5. 3 tablespoons oil
6. 1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
7. Handful of cilantro roughly chopped
8.  1/2 teaspoon each of salt, chilly powder, turmeric and coriander powder

In a pan heat the oil and fry the onions till tender. Add the eggplant pieces and fry for 6-8 minutes. Add all the other ingredients except fish and stir to combine. Add a cup of water reduce heat and add fish. Simmer for 10 minutes, covered. Stir and simmer without cover for 5 more minutes. Serve hot with rice and rasam

Garlic Rasam (Thin lentil soup)

Rasam

Ingredients:

1. 1 cup toor dal pressure cooked for 3-4 whistles
2. 3 cups juice from a small lime sized tamarind
3. 1 teaspoon tomato puree, grated coconut
4. 1/2 teaspoon salt, grated garlic, coriander powder, cumin powder, mustard seeds
5. 1 tablespoon oil
6. 2 red chillies, few curry leaves

Grind the toor dal to a fine paste after it gets cooled. In a heavy bottomed pan heat the oil and add the mustard seeds to crackle. Add the grated garlic and coconut and fry for a couple of minutes. Add all the powders and fry for a minute. Add the tamarind juice and tomato puree and boil on a medium flame for 10 minutes. Reduce heat and add the ground toor dal. Simmer for 5-8 minutes. Garnish with cilantro and serve hot