Rohu Fish Curry with Drumsticks

Fish drumsticks is basically a dish where fish is prepared with drumsticks and required very few spices with oil to the consistency of how much is needed to fry the fish pieces. This fish recipe is very similar to the other popular fish recipes and is typically served for lunch and dinner with hot steamed rice. Besides you can also serve some crispy potato fries along with it.

Fish recipes are very popular in mostly Bengali households, as I am from a Bengali family fish is been prepared at least twice in every week. I know it is quite an unusual combination that cooking the veg item along with a non-veg, however, I love to experiment different varieties of fish recipes. I have also used some baby tomatoes to give it a beautiful texture, you can use regular tomatoes too that are available.The traditional fish recipes are quite different from what I have presented here, those have a little bit of complicated method of preparation. Here in this fish recipe, I have used very commonly available things that we usually have it in our kitchen and I have also mentioned the method for preparation in step by step which is not very complicated. So here is the recipe for you.

[Non-Veg]

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Indian/Bengali

Serves: 2

Measuring Items: Teaspoon, 1 cup=250 ml

Ingredients:

1. Fish- 4 pieces (Any type of fish will do. I’ve used Rohu fish, which is very commonly used for most of the Bengali regular dishes).
2. Drumsticks- 2 (could be the tender ones)
3. Baby tomatoes – 4
4. Onion – 2
5. Green chili- 2
6. Ginger- ½ tsp
7. Garlic- ½ tsp
8. Coriander leaves

Spices:

1. Turmeric powder- 1 tsp
2. Mirchi powder-1 tsp
3. Salt (according to taste)
4. Mustard oil- 250 ml
5. Mustard seeds- 1 tsp

Method:

1. Marinate the fish with turmeric powder and salt for 10- 15mins.
2. Heat oil in a frying pan or kadhai. Fry the fish and keep aside. (oil remains in the pan, so  no need to add more oil for rest of cooking)
3. Put mustard seeds in the hot oil, after it splutters add sliced onion, fry till golden brown. Then add minced or crushed ginger and garlic. Add green chilies. Sauté for 2 minutes.
4. Add the drumsticks cut into finger sized pieces. Add the spices and cover the pan for 8 mins.
5. Cut the baby tomatoes in half, add them now and fry.
6. Add half cup water, mix and add fried fish.
7. Finally, add the coriander leaves.

Fish recipe is ready to serve with steamed rice. Very simple method of preparation and easily arranged. I’ve not used more spices and also it's less oily. It is tastier and healthier than any other fish preparations. Enjoy cooking, serving and eating!!

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