Bengali Style Fish Curry / Maach Sorshe Jhol

Ingredients:

Rohu Fish Pieces

Mustard Oil

Onion – 1, big, chopped

Onion Paste – ½ cup

Green Chilies

Masala Paste – 4 tbsp Mustard seeds, Ginger, Garlic, Red Chilies, 1 Green Chili and few Cumin seeds

Ginger, Garlic and Red Chili paste

Dry Masala – Turmeric powder, Chili powder, Coriander Powder, Cumin powder

Panch Poran for tadka

Dry Mango (soaked in warm water)

Coriander leaves - chopped

Instructions:

·         Wash the fish pieces and marinate it overnight in fridge with turmeric powder, chili powder and salt

·         Before cooking, fry the marinated fish in mustard oil and keep it aside

·         Make fresh masala paste and also keep other ingredients ready

·         Heat ½ cup mustard oil in a khadai and add chopped onion and green chilies

·         When it turns translucent add onion paste and Ginger, Garlic and Red Chili paste – saute

·         Now add the mustard masala paste and stir cook for just few minutes by adding turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and salt

·         After 5 minutes, add water and soaked dry mango – let it boil

·         When it starts boiling, adjust the taste and add the fried fish pieces

·         Cook till the gravy reaches desired consistency

·         Heat little mustard oil in a tadka pan and add panch poran in it

·         Add the tadka to the fish curry and garnish it with chopped coriander leaves

·         Serve hot with steamed ricef