How to make rohu fish masala

Marinated with curds and other spices, rohu fish chunks are fried and then simmered in a thick gravy made with tomatoes, onions, garlic and ginger and sometimes added with potatoes finished in a warm, spicy, cumin, coriander flavored sauce and this is How to make rohu fish masala.

Author: Abhijit Mukhopadhyay
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 40 minutes
Total time: 50 minutes

Ingredients

For marinating rohu fish

• 500 grams fish chunks ,
• 1/2 cup curd
• Cumin, coriander and turmeric powder1 teaspoon each
• 1 tspoon garlic and ginger paste
• 1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
• Salt

For gravy

• Onion (chopped)- 01
• Tomato (chopped)-01
• Cumin ,and coriander, red chili and turmeric powder 1 tspoon each
• 1 Cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon and cardamom Powder
• mustard oil-1/2 cup (for fish fry)
• Salt to taste

How to make rohu fish masala

1. First thoroughly clean and wash the fish chunks.
2. To marinate the fish chunks, in a bowl add yogurt, cumin powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, ginger, garlic, chili powder and salt and fish minimum for one hour.
3. Now take a hard bottomed pan, add ½ cup mustard oil and fry the fish chunks and keep aside.
4. Now for gravy heat 2 teaspoon oil, add cloves followed by onion and cook until it becomes translucent.
5. Add tomatoes and cook them for two minutes.
6. Then add cumin, turmeric, coriander, red chili, Cinnamon and cardamom and powder and mix them well and cook for 2-3 minutes.
7. Now let the gravy becomes little thick then add the fried fishes and salt.
8. Simmer the fish curry for about 5 minutes.
9. Switch off heat and garnish the fish curry with mint leaves.
10. Serve hot with steam rice.

Tips: Here I have taken rohu fish as it is easily available in Bengal but you can take other fishes which having less thrones like basa,salmon,tuna etc.