Ingredients:
Rui ( Rohu) maach fillets (6), scales removed and washed.
Potato ( I big sized)
Onions ( 2 medium sized)
Tomato ( 1 medium sized)
Green chillies (4)
Black cumin seeds (kalojeera) for tempering
dhania powder( 1/2 teaspoon)
Jeera powder (1/2 teaspoon)
Haldi powder (1/2 teaspoon)
Garam masala (1/4 teaspoon)
Cilantro leaves
ginger paste (1/2 spoon)
Salt to taste
Mustard oil ( 6 spoons)
Preparation Time : 30 mins.
Serves : 4-5 people.
Method:
- First, marinate the fish pieces with a pinch of salt and turmeric. Add few drops of mustard oil while marinating.
- Heat Mustard oil in a kadhai.
- Shallow fry the fish pieces .
- Slice potatoes longitudinally ( wider than the size of finger chips).
- Shallow fry potatos and keep aside.
- Peel and cut onions in slices.
- Slit green chillies.
- Cut tomatoes in cubes or any desired shape.
- Heat mustard oil. Let it fume.
- Add kalojeera, wait for two minutes till they pop, add sliced onions, tomatos, green chillies, sute until the onions turn golden brown.
- Add jeera, dhania & haldi powder, ginger paste, and cook the masala for sometime in low flame. You could add 1/ cuyp warm water at this stage for the masala to cook well.
- Add the fried potatos.
- Keep stirring the ingredients, until oil separates from the masala. Now add 6 cups of warm water to the masala, allow it to boil.
- Once potatos are cooked, add the fish pieces.
- Lower flame, cover the kadai with a lid and cook for some more time, till the gravy gains consistency.
- Add salt according to taste.
- You may garnish with garam masala or cilantro leaves.
There you go..rui maacher jhol is ready to be served with steamed rice! Try it, am sure you will love it. I just made the same stuff for dinner tonight.
Health Benefits:
Fish Curry cooked in this way has all the goodness of Indian ground spices, jeera , dhania, haldi, ginger, with each having its own benefits. Cilantro is rich in proteins. Green chillies are a rich source of vitamin C. They are also known to release stress release hormones (endorphins) in the body.Onions and tomatos offer antioxidant benefits. Kalojeera prevents indigestion.
Tip:
To take care of any excess salt in a dish, add a cube of raw potato or, add two spoons of strained curd to the gravy.