Fresh water catfish curry with raw banana

Name: Fresh water catfish curry with raw banana
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 300 gm catfish; 2 Raw banana; 1 Bay leaf; 2 medium Onion paste; 1 tsp Ginger garlic paste; 1 tsp Cumin powder; 2 tsp Tomato ketchup; Salt as per taste; as required Mustard Oil; 2 Dried red chilli

Susmita Mitra @Mitra_susmita

Konnagar

A recipe from my mother in laws kitchen. Catfish meat helps in blood purification. Catfish curry with raw banana is consumed in these parts to promote faster recovery to patients suffering from fever or other ailments..

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Susmita Mitra @Mitra_susmita

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Ingredients

300 gmcatfish
2Raw banana
1Bay leaf
2 mediumOnion paste
1 tspGinger garlic paste
1 tspCumin powder
2 tspTomato ketchup
Salt as per taste
as requiredMustard Oil
2Dried red chilli

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Steps

1

Wash the fish and cut into 2 inch pieces. Marinate with a pinch of turmeric and salt for 5 to 7 minutes.
2

In a pan, heat oil and gently fry the fish pieces.
Remove the fish pieces and in the same pan, add the bay leaf, dry chillies and the garlic paste.
3

Fry for a few seconds and then add onion paste, turmeric powder and tomato ketchup.
4

Fry for another minute and then add a cup of water to the pan along with the raw banana and cook covered until all the flavours blend in.
5

Add salt and water to the desired consistency, and lastly the fish pieces and cook covered until the fish is fully cooked.
Serve hot with rice.