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Bengali fish curry with potatoes and cauliflower

Kitchen Mai
A simply flavoured 'maacher jhol' made with seasonal potatoes and cauliflower florets for days when you want to go easy on the spice without compromising on the taste
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 30 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Bengali, Indian
Servings 6 people
Calories 431 kcal

Equipment

  • Shallow cooking pot

Ingredients
  

  • 1 kg Rui fish rohu (Indian carp)
  • 1 big onion diced
  • 2 medium potato cut in thick wedges
  • 2 cups cauliflower florets
  • 3-4 cloves garlic
  • 1 medium tomato diced
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp red chilli powder optional
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tsp roasted cumin powder
  • 2 tbsp coriander leaves for garnishing
  • 4-5 green chillis optional
  • ¼ cup mustard oil for frying and cooking
  • salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Wash the fish pieces well and pat dry them. Apply some salt and half the turmeric and chilli powder to them
    "Easy Bengali fish curry with potatoes and cauliflower - www.kitchenmai.com"
  • Heat about 2 tablespoons of mustard oil until it starts smoking, turn the flame down and fry the fish pieces - a minute on both sides. Drain from the oil and keep aside
    "Easy Bengali fish curry with potatoes and cauliflower - www.kitchenmai.com"
  • In the same oil, fry the potatoes and cauliflower florets until they get a light brown color on them. Drain and set aside
  • Grind together the onions, two chilis and the garlic to a fine paste. Heat some more oil and add the onion mixture paste, fry this out until the raw smell of the onions goes off
    "Easy Bengali fish curry with potatoes and cauliflower - www.kitchenmai.com"
  • Add salt, turmeric powder, chilli powder and coriander powder, with some water, and cook until oil separates
    "Easy Bengali fish curry with potatoes and cauliflower - www.kitchenmai.com"
  • Now add the potatoes and cauliflower florets and mix well. Add about a cup of water, cover and cook until the veggies are cooked 
    "Easy Bengali fish curry with potatoes and cauliflower - www.kitchenmai.com"
  • Now, add the fried fish pieces, tomatoes and two more slit chilis, cover and cook for five more minutes. Turn the flame off, add the roasted cumin powder and coriander leaves  
    "Easy Bengali fish curry with potatoes and cauliflower - www.kitchenmai.com"
  • Keep covered for five minutes and serve the fish curry hot with steamed rice and some lime wedges on the side. Enjoy!
    "Bengali fish curry with potatoes and cauliflower - www.kitchenmai.com"

Notes

  • To make roasted cumin powder, dry roast cumin seeds until fragrant, completely cool them and grind to a coarse powder
  • You may completely omit the chilis and chilli powder in the recipe
  • 1 cup = 250 millilitres
  • tbsp - tablespoon
  • tsp - teaspoon
  • g - grams
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