Pabda Macher Tel Jhaal / Bengali Style Fish Curry / Bengali Style Spicy Pabda Fish Curry

Ingredients :

1. Pabda Mach /  Pabda  Fish   -  4 ,  Large
2. Mustard  oil  As  required
3. Bay  Leaf - 2
4. Whole  Cumin Seeds - 1 small tea spoon
5. Ginger paste - 2 table spoon
6. Dry red chili powder - 1 table spoon
7. Kashmiri dry red chili powder - 1 table spoon
8. Cumin Powder - 1 table spoon
9. Coriander powder - 1 table spoon
10. Garam Masala powder - 1/2 ( half tea spoon )
11. Ripe Tomato - 1 ( finely Chopped )
12. Lemon juice as required 

Methods :

1. Wash and clean the fish .

2. Marinate with few drops of mustard oil , few drops of lemon juice , 1 small tea spoon of turmeric powder and salt . Mix well . Rub all over fish . Marination  for  about  30 minutes . Cover and keep a side .

3. Take  a wok , heat  mustard  oil  in  a wok . Heat  oil for few minutes .

4. 5 minutes later , meanwhile oil is completely hot . Now add one after one fish and fry till golden color on both sides .  Take out the fried fish from hot oil . Put the fried fish  in a bowl . Cover and Keep a side .

5. Temper oil with 2 pieces of bay leaf and 1 small tea spoon  of whole cumin seeds . Stir . Once nice aroma comes from spices .

6. Now  add   finely chopped tomatoes and saute till few minutes . Once tomatoes are soft .

7. Next , sprinkle salt to taste and turmeric powder . Saute till raw smell goes off .

8.  Add   2  table spoon of ginger paste , 1 table spoon of dry red chili powder , 1 table spoon of kashmiri dry red chili powder , 1 table spoon of cumin powder , 1 table spoon of coriander powder , 1/2 ( half tea spoon ) of garam masala powder . Saute till oil starts leaving from side .

9. Next add fried fish pieces  and water . Mix well . Cover and close the lid .

10. Meanwhile gravy is thicken .

11. Now switch off the flame .

12. Serve hot with rice .