Boal Macher kalia / Spicy Boal Fish

Ingredients :

1. Boal Mach / Boal Fish  - 4
2. Salt to taste
3. Turmeric powder as required
4. Onion - 2 ( cut into thin slices )
5. Onion paste - 3 table spoon
6. Ginger paste - 1 table spoon
7. Garlic Paste - 2 table spoon
8. Tomato Puree - 3 table spoon
9. Tomato ketchup - 3 table spoon
10. Kashmiri dry red chili powder - 1 table spoon
11. Dry red chili powder - 1 table spoon
12. Cumin Powder - 1 table spoon
13. Coriander powder - 1 table spoon
14. Bay leaf - 2
15. Whole cumin seeds - 1 tea spoon
16. Mustard oil as required
17. Slit cardamoms ( crushed ) - 1
18. Cinnamon - 1
19. Cloves - 2
20. Garam masala powder - 1 tea spoon
21. Lemon juice few drops 

Methods :

1. Wash and clean the fish under running water .

2. Marinate with salt , turmeric powder , few drops of oil , and few drops of lemon juice all over fish . Mix . Rub all over fish . Marination for about 30 minutes .

3. Heat oil in a wok . When oil completely hot . Now add one by one fish steaks . Fry for few seconds . Remove fish from oil .

4. Now add 2 pieces of  bay leaf , 1 tea spoon of whole cumin seeds , 1 slit cardamom ( crushed ) , cinnamon , and 2 pieces of cloves . Stir on low flame . Once spices  are release the aroma .

5. Now add slices onion and fry till golden .

6. Next add  3 table spoon of onion paste and fry till few minutes on medium flame .

7. Now add  1 table spoon of ginger paste ,  salt  to taste , pinch  of  turmeric  powder , 2 table spoon of garlic paste , 3 table spoon of tomato puree , 3 table spoon of tomato ketchup , 1 table spoon of kashmiri dry red chili powder , 1 table spoon of dry red chili powder , 1 table spoon cumin powder , 1 table spoon of coriander powder , and 1 tea spoon of garam masala powder . Saute till oil starts separating from masala .

8. Pour 1 cup of water and mix well .

9. Now add fried fish one after one and mix well . Cook for 5 minutes uncovered on medium flame .

10. After  5 minutes , Meanwhile gravy is thick . Fish steaks are soft and tender .

11. Pour the fish curry in a serving bowl .

12. Serve hot with steamed rice .