Bengali Fish Curry

Ingredients:

1. 2 – medium sized pomfret fish (cut into slices)
2. 1 tsp – turmeric powder
3. salt to taste
4. sufficient mustard oil for shallow frying the fish
5. 2 tbsp – mustard seeds
6. 2 to 3 – green chillies ( or as per taste)
7. 3 tbsp – mustard oil
8. 2 – slit green chillies (to garnish)
9. finely chopped coriander leaves (to garnish)

Method:

• Clean and wash the fish.
• Apply salt and half tsp turmeric powder and keep aside for 30 to 40 minutes.
• Lightly shallow fry the fish and keep aside.
• Grind together mustard seeds and green chillies to a fine paste using little water.
• Heat 3 tbsp mustard oil in a heavy bottomed vessel to a smoking point.
• Add 1/2 tsp turmeric powder mixed with little water.
• Add the fried fish, mustard paste and little salt. Mix very gently.
• Cook on a low flame for few minutes.
• Add slit green chillies and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Remove from gas and garnish with coriander leaves.
• Serve hot with steamed rice.