Aloo Phulkopi Diye Bhetki Macher Jhol / Fish Curry With Potato And Cauliflower

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 .