Preparation Time - 30 Minutes
Cooking Time - 30 minutes
Course - Non - Veg / Side dish
Cuisine - Bengali
Serve - 2
Author - Paramita's Kitchen
Ingredients :
1. Koi Fish - 2
2. Ripe Tomato - 1 , finely chopped
3. Cauliflower - 1/2 Bowl , cut into Medium size
4. Potato - 1 , Peel , Cut into Medium Size
5. Kashmiri Dry Red Chili - 1 Table Spoon , Paste Or Powder
6. Turmeric Powder As Required
7. Salt As Required
8. Red Dry Chili Paste - 1 Table Spoon
9. Cumin Paste - 1 Tea Spoon
10 . Coriander Powder - 1 Tea Spoon
11. Ginger Paste - 1 Table Spoon
12. Bay Leaf - 2 Pieces
13. Whole Cumin Seeds - 1/2 Tea Spoon
14. Garam Masala Powder - 1/2 Tea Spoon
15. Mustard oil as required
Methods :
1. Koi fish wash under cold water . Drain out all the water and then marinate and mix it with 1 tea spoon of salt and 1 tea spoon of turmeric powder . Rub all over the fish . Cover and marinate the fish pieces and keep aside for about 20 - 30 minutes .
2. Take a wok . Switch on the flame . Then add oil in a wok . Heat the oil . When oil is hot put the fishes into the wok and fry them both sides . After one side is done , flip them other sides and fry for both side . Take out the fish pieces from the wok . Fried fish pieces into the bowl .Transfer to a bowl . Remove excess oil from fried fish . Keep a side .
3. In the Same oil and same wok , add few drops of oil . Heat for oil 2 minutes . When oil start to smoke . Then add bay leaf and whole cumin seeds . Stir for a few seconds . When cumin seeds begin crackling and splutter , add potato pieces , add cauliflower pieces and add salt to taste . Mix well . Stir . Add finely chopped ripe tomato mix well . Cover the wok . Reduce to heat very low . Simmer for 10 minutes , or till vegetables are half cooked . Now add turmeric powder . Saute for few seconds . Then add kashmiri dry red chili paste , cumin seeds paste , coriander seeds paste , ginger paste , dry red chili paste . Mix well . Stir . Saute for few minutes , till the mixture starts leaving oil or saute for all spices till oil separates . Now add fried fish into the masala or spices and add garam masala powder , mix it very well . Now add 2 cups of water . Cover the wok and let it cook on medium flame for about 10 minutes .
4. After 10 minutes , open the cover of wok and when gravy is done , or till vegetables are tender and soft . Switch off the flame . Pour the fish curry into a plate or Transfer the fish to a serving plate .
5. Serve hot with steamed rice .
Happy Cooking ,
With Love ,
Paramita's Kitchen .