Rohu Fish Eggs Fry

Today I'm going to share the recipes I prepared on the day of Poila Boishakh. I already shared a pic of this Bengali Non-Veg Thali on my Instagram feed and just thought of sharing the recipes too, a few of my IG friends have shown interest in knowing the recipes for these Fish delicacies.

I mentioned about 'Poila Boishakh' (Poila= 1st; Boishakh= end of April and beginning of May), well there you get an idea what does this term actually mean. 'Poila Boishakh' marks the beginning of Bengali's New Year, so this year is going to be 1425 (১৪২৫ in Bengali), 'Poila Boishakh' means the first day of the month of Boishakh. Boishakh is the first month according to the Hindu Calender year.

Rohu Fish Eggs Fry

Along with Bengal, there are other places in India which celebrate the New Year at this time, like Assamese celebrate Bihu, Punjabis celebrate Vaishakhi, Tamilians celebrate as Puthandu, Vishu by other South Indian states and so on. I was familiar with some of these names but just googled out to be assured of, if I was going correctly. Life is so easy with Google nowadays, Isn't it?

Now coming to the Bengali Non-Veg Thali that I'm describing on this post today is very delightful and pleasing to the sense of taste buds, "when the presentation of the food is beautiful it increases the taste of the food," well don't you think this phrase adds more drool to the food.

Bengali Non-Veg Thali

On this Bengali Non-Veg plate, it includes steamed rice topped with ghee, fish with mustard paste, fish eggs nuggets fry and curry, aloo bhaja (fried potato) and salads. Bengali's plate is never complete without fish, it is also believed or even considered in few Bengali rituals that fish is very auspicious for a new beginning, and that is why if you attend any Bengali wedding you would find a large fish decorated with flowers and vermillion.

So let me now take you through the food recipes those are beautifully arranged on my plate, below I've shared the stepwise instructions along with photos for 'Rohu Fish Eggs Fry' recipe, followed by 'Rohu Fish Eggs Curry' and 'Fish with Mustard Paste (Shorshe Maach)' on my upcoming posts.

Rohu Fish Eggs Fry

Tips: Do not put the Fish eggs in water, instead just rinse thoroughly with water keeping the eggs in a strainer.

[Non-Veg]

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Course: Side

Cuisine: Indian/ Bengali

Yields: 26-30 nuggets

Measuring Items: 1 cup = 150 ml ; Teaspoon

Ingredients:

1. Rohu fish eggs- 100 gram
2. Onion- 2 large
3. Green Chilli- 6
4. Gram flour (Besan)- 1 cup
5. Turmeric powder- 1 Tsp
6. Red Mirchi powder- 1 Tsp
7. Salt- 1 (or as per taste)
8. Mustard Oil - 1 cup (for frying)

Method:

How to prepare ‘Rohu Fish Eggs Fry’ with step by step pictures and instructions-

1. Wash the fish eggs with water keeping in a strainer.
2. Mix a pinch of turmeric powder and salt. Keep aside for sometime.
   
3. Meanwhile, chop 1 onion and 2 green chilies.
4. Whip Besan with an adequate amount of water for a semi-thick batter.
5. Mix the sliced onions and green chilies with marinated fish eggs, then mix along with the batter.
   
6. Heat a cooking pan with 1 cup of mustard oil.
7. Take the mixed batter of fish eggs in small portions and slide into the hot oil.
   
8. Fry the fish eggs nuggets until golden brown.
9. Fry the remaining batter in batches and keep the fried fish egg nuggets aside.

You can savour these fried nuggets just like that along with some salads, or you can also prepare a curry out of it. Find the recipe for 'Rohu Fish Eggs Curry' on my next post.

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