How To Make Bengali Rohu Fish Curry At Home Step By Step

Recipe introduction: Rohu Fish Curry is known as one of the signature dishes from the ever-delicious Bengali cuisine, this spiced fish stew is truly a dish that has my heart. A simple recipe laden with flavours, but truly comforting and soul-fulfilling in a way that only some dishes can.

Ingredients:

• 5-6 Rohu Bengali Fish
• 1 Onion (Sliced)
• 3 Green Chilies (Slit in 2)
• 1 tbsp Mustard Seeds
• ½ Cup Curd
• 1 Tomato (Chopped)
• 2 Onions (Roughly Chopped)
• ½ tbsp Turmeric Powder
• ½ tbsp Coriander Powder
• ½ tbsp Red Chilly Powder
• Salt (Per taste)
• ¾ tbsp Mustard Oil for Cooking

• INSTRUCTIONS :

  • First of all marinate the Rohu Bengali Fish with salt and turmeric and rest it for 15 mins.
  • Take a fry pan and add 2-3 tbsp of Oil, I am using the same kadhai in which I will be making the gravy. You may use a frying pan to fry the fish.
  • Heat the oil on a high flame untill smoky.
  • Once the oil is hot and smoky, add the marinated fish for frying, Fry the fish on a high flame.
  • Fry them on a high flame till golden brown, turn around occassionally to roast from all sides.
  • While the fish is getting fried lets make the onion paste.Take a Mixer jar and add onion, green chillies and mustard seeds to make a fine paste.
  • Fish is fried and ready to be remove from the flame.
  • In the same oil add once the onions are golden brown add the onion paste.
  • Cook the onions paste until the water is reduced.
  • Now add tomatoes and cook until the tomatoes are soft and mushy, cover it with a lid and cook for 2-3 minutes on a low medium flame.
  • Add all dry masala like red chilly powder, turmeric and coriander powder and mix it well on a low flame.
  • Add all dry masala like red chilly powder, turmeric and coriander powder and mix it well on a low flame.
  • Once the oil starts seperating add 1/2 cup curd and stir it continuously on a medium flame till it reaches the boiling point.
  • Tip – Whenever we use curd in a recipe, keep stirring it continuosly until it boil to avoid curdling.
  • Once it starts boiling add around 1/2 glass water or as per the consistency required for the gravy and let it boil on a high flame.
  • As soon as it starts boiling add fried fish to the gravy.
  • Cover it with a lid and cook for another 5-7 mins on a low flame.
  • Check the gravy after 5 mins, Stir it once gently.
  • The Rohu Fish Curry  is ready to be served with hot rotis/steam rice.

    

    Bengali Rohu Fish Curry