Yep, it just happened! I had some frozen fish fillet in the freezer and with the aim of trying out mustard fish in Bengali style, I took it out to thaw it. There were four hours available but I had to be absent during those four hours. Thus, I decided to marinate it. It was, however, a task in itself since the frozen fish had a a thin layer of hard ice around it, courtesy its time in the deep freezer. Anyways, I applied the marinate and left the place to return it to see a good amount of water in the platter. Thawed fish sat coolly in the middle of the yellow fluid. When touched, it showed the presence of some hard crystals inside its skin. The funda of frying it as per the original recipe, thus, looked unimplementable! I, thus, junked the recipe and went for my own! And it turned out to be very yum. Here is what and how it happened.....
Ingredients
Fish fillet - 400 gms.
For Marination - Mustard seeds (1tbsp) + Kasoori Methi dried (1 tbsp) + Turmeric (1 tsp) + Fresh lemon juice (1 lemon) + Salt (1 tsp) + Mustard oil (2 tbsp) ....all blended together and churned into a thick paste.
Additional ones:-
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp.
Coriander seeds - 1/2 tsp.
Oil - 4tbsp.
Ginger - 1 inch
Garlic - 6 cloves.
Black pepper - 10.
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp.
Curry leaves - 6 to 8.
Onion medium sized - 02.
Tomatoes - 02.
Dried red chillies - 03.
Green chillies - 03.
Water - 01 cup,
Steps
1. Apply the marination evenly on the fish and leave for four odd hours if the fish is frozen. If not frozen, cut into pieces of desirable size, apply well and then 30 minutes will suffice.
2. In a blender, blend together, ginger, garlic, onion, cumin seeds, dried chillies, green chillies, tomato pcs and coriander seeds. We will get a fluffy slurry.
3. Cut fish into pcs if not already done. Separate fish from the excess liquid in the plate.
4. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and curry leaves. Wait till these begin to splutter.
5. Add the slurry paste and stir for two minutes. Add left over water from the marinate.
6. Add marinated pieces and one cup of water. Mix well.
7. Cover and let it simmer for ten minutes on low flame.
8. Garnish or eat as such without frills. It would taste the same in any case.
Happy Dining
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