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<\/a>\nPart Three of Tilapia, Three Ways.<\/p>\n
As I write this, I\u2019m realizing that this post and the two before it comprise an object lesson in dealing with diminished resources: a scarcity of supermarket selections, a food budget that is less lavish than it once was, and an energy level that seems to have gone missing in the light of living in 1984 in 2022.<\/p>\n
So today\u2019s tilapia challenge is a cheat as well.<\/p>\n
I concocted a sauce that was akin to an Indian masala curry using canned tomatoes, tomato paste, onions, fresh chilies, garlic, ginger, yogurt, cream, and cilantro. The spices were ground, toasted cumin and coriander seeds, ground tellicherry peppercorns, turmeric, garam masala, cardamom, and mace plus a couple of Indian blends I had on the shelf.<\/p>\n
The basmati rice was spiked with chopped onion saut\u00e9ed in ghee along with a cinnamon stick, a clove, and some cumin seed and mustard seed. Raita and paratha on the side.<\/p>\n
I pan-seared the fish and the paneer (paneer doesn\u2019t melt) separately to get some serious browning and let them simmer in the sauce respectively. Part Three of Tilapia, Three Ways. Read on…. Continue reading <\/a>
\nPaneer was an unplanned afterthought, but there it was in the cheese section of the supermarket and I\u2019m not one to look a gift course in the mouth.<\/p>\n
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\nSo there you have it: three posts involving a three-pillared object lesson \u2013 and perhaps three wishes to grapple with it.
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\nStay safe, be well, and eat whatever it takes. \u2764\ufe0f
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