Tilapia Fish
Tilapia Fish with Raw Tomatoes
Tilapia fish is a freshwater species and it is widely used across
the globe. The recipes vary from place to place. In some parts people usually
bake the Tilapia fish, somewhere else it is steamed and we Bengalis generally prefer to fry the fishes and
make a gravy out of it.
Bengali fish recipes are very popular everywhere. The
western world has now adopted a Bengali touch to its culinary, and even we trying
to experiment few fish recipes from them. Normally we prefer to make our
recipes quite spicy as compared to the other fish recipes in other parts of the
world. As West Bengal lies
in a coastal side of Eastern India, fishes are found in abundance and therefore endowed throughout the year at
reasonable rates. That is why a Bengali meal is incomplete without a piece of
fish on its plate.
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| Tilapia Fish |
I love all types of fishes
that is cooked by my mamma, especially when it comes to the Rohu and Tilapia
fish. I personally love the prawns and pomfrets when we are in the outing, however, homemade foods are my favorite and
this version of the Tilapia Fish recipe with lots of greens serves as the easiest and more relishing,
as compared to the 'Jhol' (Curry). It is served with white steamed
rice.
Tilapia Fish with Raw Tomatoes recipe is
very easy to
prepare. I've used very few ingredients for this
recipe, keeping the basic taste of the Tilapia fish intact. Addition of raw
tomatoes and ginger gives a different lusciousness in the recipe and it overcomes
the stinky smell from the Tilapia fish that is usually left after frying them.
Bengalis normally prepare the Tel Jhal of Telapia/
Telapia Jhol, which are most popular among the Tilapia recipes. These are popular Bengali style Tilapia fish recipes from the Bengal Cuisine. Bengalis make
different varieties of fish gravy prepared with mustard paste too, combining
the mustard paste with almost all sorts of fish types. A
typical Bengali delicacy is nothing without a fish and we savor the
authentic fish recipes with hot steamed rice always.
Tips: Add sugar or jaggery to the recipe to
balance the sour taste of raw tomatoes.
[Non-Veg]
[Non-Veg]
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Course: Side
Cuisine: Indian/ Bengali
Serves: 3
Measuring Items: 1 cup = 250 ml; Teaspoon
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- Tilapia Fish- 500 grams
- Green Raw Tomatoes- 8
- Onion- 1 large
- Ginger- an inch
- Garlic- 6 cloves
- Spring onion- 4 stalks
- Green chili- 5
- Coriander leaves
- Turmeric powder- 1.5 Tsp
- Red Mirchi powder- 2 Tsp
- Salt - 2 tsp (tastewise)
- Sugar- 1 Tsp
- Mustard oil- 1.5 cups
How
to prepare ‘Tilapia Fish’ with step by step pictures and instructions-
- Wash the Tilapia fish pieces and drain the water properly from fish.
- Marinade the fish pieces with a pinch of salt and half tsp
turmeric powder. Leave it for 15 minutes.
Tilapia Fish - Heat oil in a frying pan. Once the oil starts leaving fumes,
slowly slide in the fish pieces in lower flame.
- Chop the required veggies.
Raw Tomatoes - Fry the fishes in medium to high flame and keep them aside. (Oil remains in the pan after frying the fishes, or if you wish can add half a cup oil)
- Add sliced onions, ginger-garlic paste and saute until onions turn slightly brown in color.
- Now add the chopped raw tomatoes
and fry them for 5 minutes.
- Then add slitted green chilies and other spices. Mix them together.
- Pour in half a cup of water and bring to a boil for 5 minutes. Then drop the fish pieces and simmer for 2 more minutes.
- Finally, switch off the flame by adding chopped spring onions and coriander leaves.
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