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Small Fish Curry

Small fish curry is primarily a very common recipe in the eastern parts of India and also along the coastline region too. The fish used here is Chela fish, which is a fresh water fish, it needs to be thoroughly cleaned before cooking, a tender fish that is quite delicious. If you find any of these small types of fishes, don't think much grab hold of it and cook this beautiful curry at home.



Ingredients

  • 300 g chela fish (cleaned)
  • 1 tsp  turmeric powder (for marination)
  • salt to taste
  • 1 cup tomato puree
  • 1/2 cup beaten yoghurt
  • 4 green chilies (slit in between)
  • 1 tsp paanch phoron (5 spice mix from eastern India)
  • 1 dried red chili
  • 3 tbsp raw mustard oil
  • 1/2 tsp red chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1/2 tsp cumin powder
  • 1/2 tsp coriander powder
  • 2 tsp ginger garlic powder
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • water as required
  • 1 tsp vegetable oil

Method
  1. Marinate the fish turmeric and salt. Mix it well.
  2. Heat mustard oil in a kadai in high flame, let it smoke, when the colour changes, lower the flame and add the fish.
  3. Carefully add the fish pieces, the fish is quite tender so flip gently, once a golden colour appears strain on a kitchen towel.
  4. In a bowl add red chili powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and ginger garlic paste. Add water as required and make a smooth paste.
  5. Add some oil in the same oil used for frying the fish. On low flame add the cumin and dry red chili. Add the spice paste and mix well.
  6. Cook the masala for some time and add the tomato puree.
  7. Cook the masala until the oil releases from the masala. Add water if required.
  8. Lower the flame and add the beaten yoghurt.
  9. Mix the yoghurt constantly or else it may curdle.
  10. Add sugar and let it cook on slow flame.
  11. Add 2 cups hot water. Add the fried fish, be very careful with it.
  12. Let it cook for 5 minutes and serve with a steaming bowl of hot rice.

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