Bengali Fish Curry
Mustard Fish Curry recipe is very easy to prepare quick but it tastes so yummy that you can complete your meal with this curry…
Course
Side Dish
Cuisine
Bengal
Servings
Prep Time
3
people
10
minutes
Cook Time
35
minutes
Servings
Prep Time
3
people
10
minutes
Cook Time
35
minutes
Ingredients
6
Fish steaks
3/4
tsp
Turmeric powder
Salt
to taste
3
medium
tomatoes
4
garlic cloves
5
Green chilies
1 1/2
tbsp
Powdered Mustard seeds
2
cups
Water
5
tbsp
mustard oil
1 1/2
tsp
Nigella seeds or kalonji
coriander leaves
chopped, for garnish
Instructions
Marinate the fish steaks with little turmeric powder and salt. Keep aside.
Powder yellow mustard seeds to yield the required amount for curry as per recipe.
Blend tomatoes, garlic, 3 green chilies, powdered mustard, salt and half cup of water to a smooth paste. Keep aside.
Heat mustard oil in a pan until smoking hot. Remove from fire for 30sec and then keep back.
Add nigella seeds and let it sizzle for about 10 sec. Add the tomato-mustard-chilli paste.
Cook until the excess water is evaporated and oil is released. This would take about 10 mins.
Reduce heat and cook for anouther couple of minutes until it darkens a little.
Add one and half cups of water, mix well and bring to a boil. Simmer for about ten minutes.
Pan fry the marinated fish steaks in mustard oil until golden brown.
Add the fish to the mustard sauce and cook for a couple of minutes more.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with steamed rice.