Bhetki Maacher sorshe jhal (Bhetki Fish cooked in mustard gravy)

Name: Bhetki Maacher sorshe jhal (Bhetki Fish cooked in mustard gravy)
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 Bhetki Fish pieces; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 4 tbsp mustard oil; 1/4 cup white mustard seeds; 6 green chillies; 1/2 tsp panch foran; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder

Soumini Bhattacherjee @SouminiBhattacherjee

Bengaluru

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Ingredient Used: Bhetki Fish (Barramundi)
Forgotten But Fabulous
Week 13

Soumini Bhattacherjee @SouminiBhattacherjee

Bengaluru

#CA2025
Ingredient Used: Bhetki Fish (Barramundi)
Forgotten But Fabulous
Week 13

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Ingredients

30 minutes

2 people

For the Fish:
2Bhetki Fish pieces
1/4 tspsalt
1/4 tspturmeric powder
For the mustard gravy:
4 tbspmustard oil
1/4 cupwhite mustard seeds
6green chillies
1/2 tsppanch foran
1/2 tspturmeric powder

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Smear the Bhetki Fish pieces with salt, turmeric and keep aside
2

Now take the mustard seeds, 2 green chillies and grind without water.
3

Now add water to the coarse dry paste and blend it into a fine paste.
4

Strain the paste with the help of a strainer and keep aside.
5

Now heat mustard oil in a pan.
6

Once the oil is hot add the Bhetki Fish pieces. Fry till golden and keep aside.
7

Now in the same oil add the panch foran.
8

Once it splutters add the prepared mustard paste, mix well and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
9

Add 4 green chilies to the gravy.
10

After 5 minutes add the fried Bhetkifish pieces and let it simmer till oil separates.
11

Once done remove from the stove and serve with steamed white rice.