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Sorshe maach (Bengali fish in mustard sauce)

Kitchen Mai
A yummy and easy Bengali fish curry, made in a spicy mustard paste curry - perfect with rice!
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 30 mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Bengali, Indian
Servings 4 people
Calories 290 kcal

Equipment

  • Shallow cooking pot

Ingredients
  

  • 500 g salmon fillets
  • 2 tbsp mustard seeds soaked in water for 30 minutes
  • 1 medium onion sliced
  • 1 tbsp onion seeds (kalonji)
  • 3-4 fresh chilis slit
  • 2 tsp turmeric
  • 4-6 tbsp mustard oil
  • salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Wash and pat dry the fish fillets. Apply a teaspoon of turmeric and some salt on them and set aside
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  • Heat the mustard oil until it smokes and add the salmon fillets. Fry them for a minute on both sides. Remove and keep them aside
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  • Add the mustard seeds to a mixer/grinder jar with 4-5 tablespoons of water
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  • Grind it to a smooth paste. This might take a few rounds, but make sure the paste is smooth
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  • Once all the fillets are fried and done, in the remaining oil, add the onion seeds and chilis
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  • When they turn fragrant, add the sliced onions
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  • Let them turn translucent and add the mustard paste, turmeric and salt
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  • Sautee´for 3-4 minutes and then add 2 cups of water
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  • Let this curry come to a simmer
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  • Then add the fried salmon fillets and cook for another 6-8 minutes
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  • Serve the sorshe maach (Bengali fish in mustard sauce) with steaming hot rice and enjoy!
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Notes

  • Besides replacing the salmon with river water fishes like rohu and katla you could also use cod and haddock for this recipe
  • 1 cup = 250 milliliters
  • tbsp - tablespoon
  • tsp - teaspoon
Keyword Bengali fish curry, Bengali mustard fish curry, mustard fish curry, salmon curry, salmon mustard curry, sorse katla, sorshe maach, sorshe macher jhal, sorshe salmon