Preparation Time - 20 minutes
Total Preparation Time - 20 minutes
Cooking Time - 40 minutes
Course - Non - Veg Curry / side dish
Cuisine - Bengali
Serve - 3
Author - Paramita's Kitchen
Ingredients :
1. Bhetki Mach / Bekti Fish / Barramundi Fish - 6 steaks
2. Potato - 1 ( remove the skin and cut into medium slices )
3. Cauliflower - 1 ( Cut the florets into big chunks )
4. Gram Masala powder - 1 small tea spoon
5. Bay leaf - 2
6. Cumin seeds - 1 tea spoon
7. Mustard oil as required
8. Salt to taste
9. Turmeric powder as required
10. Kashmiri dry red chili powder - 1 table spoon
11. Dry red chili powder - 1 table spoon
12. Tomato - 2
13. Cumin powder - 1 table spoon
14. Coriander powder - 1 table spoon
15. Ginger paste - 1 table spoon
Methods :
1. Wash and clean the fish under running cold water .
2. Marinate the fish with turmeric powder and salt . Rub the fish by hand . Cover and Keep a side . Marination for about 20 - 30 minutes .
3. Pour enough oil in a pan . Once oil is smoking . Now add one after one fish steaks . Fry till light golden in color . Take out the fish from pan .
4. Now add potato pieces into the pan . Fry till golden in color . Remove the potato from hot oil .
5. Next add cauliflower and pinch of salt into the hot oil . Mix well . Fry till golden in color on medium or low flame . Take out the cauliflower from hot oil . Keep a side .
6. Now add cumin seeds and bay leaf . Stir well . Fry till few minutes . Once spices start to splutter .
7. Next add finely chopped tomatoes and adjust salt to taste . Mix well . Once tomato pieces are mushy and soft .
8. Also add turmeric powder and mix well . Saute until raw smell goes off from tomatoes .
9. Meanwhile in a bowl add cumin powder , ginger paste , coriander powder , kashmiri dry chili powder , dry red chili powder , and add water . Mix well and combine . Make a paste from masala .
10. Now pour spices or masala paste into pan and mix well . Saute till oil starts to separates from the sides of the pan .
11. Next add fried cauliflower and potatoes into the pan . Mix well .
12. Now carefully drops fried fish steaks one after one into the pan and mix well .
13. Pour water into the pan and mix well .
14. Cover the pan and cook for 10 - 15 minutes .
15. Meanwhile , open the cover of pan . Gravy has thicken consistency .
16. Potatoes and cauliflower are done and softened .
17. Now add gram masala powder and mix well .
18. Cook for another 5 minutes in low flame .
19. Switch off the flame .
20. Your fish curry is ready to serve .
21. Serve hot with steamed rice .
Happy Cooking ,
With Love ,
Paramita's Kitchen .