Fish Curry with a mustardy twist

Fish Curry with a Mustsrdy Twist

Fish is the very favourite food for the odias and bengalis. They love fish in every way. There are different ways of cooking fish. It differs from region to region. Bangali and odia people love mustard flavour in their fish Curry. This is an authentic odia Mustsrdy flavour fish Curry.

My childhood was great as I was surrounded by many talented cooks. They are moms, grand mom, badi grand mom, chachis and bua.  They never let me cook. Watching them cook is the only way to learn anything from them. This dish was taught me by my mom. She cooks very good fish Curry. I can die for the particular fish Curry from her hand. Here is the learnt version of the fish Curry.

For marination  

Rohu fish - 10pieces (except head and tail)

Haldi- 1tsp

Salt- 11/2tsp

Red chilli - 1tsp

Mustard oil - 1tsp

Mustard oil for frying fish

For curry

Mustard Oil- 3tbsp

Onion- 3(medium size)

Ginger garlic paste- 2tbsp

Tomato - 1big

Salt to taste 

Haldi- 1tsp

Red chilli powder - 1tsp

Zeera powder - 1/2tsp

Dhania powder - 1/2tsp

Whole mustard- 2tbsp

Sugar- 1tsp

Boiled potatoes - 3

Chopped coriander leaves for garnish

Descale and clean the rohu fish pieces properly. In a bowl add rohu fidh, salt, haldi, chilli powder and mustard oil and keep for 20 to 25 mins for marination.

Clean and grind the mustard paste to a smooth paste and keep aside. One should rest the mustard paste for 30mins before adding to the curry . So that gravy won't be bitter in taste.

After 20 mins heat mustard oil in a pan up to smoking point and slowly slide the marinated fish to the oil. When one side is done flip the fish and fry upto golden in colour. Don't need fry much. Similarly fry all the fish

Peel, clean and chop the onions very fine. Clean and chop tomatoes too.

Heat mustard oil (3tbsp) in a kadai . Add sugar to it and allow it to caramelize. Be careful it shouldn't burn. Add chopped onion to it and fry up to golden brown. Add ginger garlic paste to it saute it in high flame for 3 to 4mins. Then add chopped tomatoes to it and saute again. Now add all the dry masalas to it and saute again.

Peel and cut the boiled potatoes in cubes. Add the cubed potatoes to the masala and saute again. Add water for gravy as required and allow it to boil in high flame . Then lower the flame and cook for 4 to 5 mins.

Add the fried fish to the gravy and cook for 3 mins. Add 3 to 4tbsp of water to the mustard paste. Now strain the mustard paste and discard the skin of the mustard. Add the mustard water to the gravy and allow to boil for 2 more mins. Now switch off the gas and sprinkle chopped coriander leaves.

This fish Curry goes great with rice.