Rui Fish with Cauliflower

Today I bring to you one of the very basic Rohu Fish preparation from the Bengal cuisines. Normally Fish is prepared as a non-veg dish everywhere, so as in Bengali kitchen too, however, we tend to bring out the different flavors in our fish recipes by adding different kinds of vegetables in the dish.

Yes, you read it right Bengalis do add vegetables to the fish recipes, as it is quite very famous and known worldwide that the staple food of Bengalis is white rice, dal and of course fish. And every Bengalis prefer to have fish in their meals be it for the lunch or dinner on an everyday basis or at least thrice a week. Therefore, giving the dishes unique taste and flavor compiling to the very common daily fish curries might get a bit boring. That is why the culinary of Bengal has a different story to tell the world about how we add different varieties of vegetables to our fish recipes.

Rui Fish with Cauliflower

Vegetables such as Brinjal (eggplant), Drumsticks, Potato, Bottleguord etc, are usually added to the fish recipes and in this session, today I will be sharing the fish curry cooked with cauliflower. We generally have the Aamish (Non-Veg) and Niramish (Veg) sessions of recipes holding back to the ages from the Bengali Culinary culture, where there's a strict restriction of not adding even onion and garlic to the Niramish Bhojan, especially considering the people having the roots in West Bengal strictly prevent the addition of any non-veg to the veg dish or vice versa.

But as the time span, along with the mixed culture, few people having a base from the East Bengal (present Bangladesh) has eventually brought the concept of adding vegetables to their nonveg recipes. Although I could remember my Grandmother used to prepare fish curries with drumsticks a lot of time in the past, but I couldn't recollect her recipe now. We Bengalis generally follow a strict niramish routine in the festivals, keeping the mixed culture aside during the fasting days. But its always a new learning at the end of the day about how both the sides Bengalis have together given a new look to the traditional methods. And its always adapting the culture, ideas of the cuisines and enjoying the traditional methods in a modern way.

Hence, the recipe is shared below adapting it from one of my aunt having a base from Bangladesh (Sylhet), and she flagged off a green signal for this recipe and that is the reason I'm sharing it with my friends today.

Tips: Do not overcook the cauliflower, just fry for 5 minutes and add in the curry to retain its flavor.

[Non-Veg]

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 40 minutes

Total Time: 55 minutes

Course: Side

Cuisine: Indian/Bengali

Serves: 4

Measuring Items: 250 ml = 1 cup; Teaspoon

Ingredients:

1. Rohu Fish- 500 grams
2. Cauliflower- 10 to 12 florets
3. Potato- 4
4. Onion- 2 large
5. Chili- 10 (small sized)
6. Tomato- 4
7. Ginger- 1 inch
8. Garlic- 8 cloves
9. Coriander leaves (for garnish)

Spices:

1. Mustard oil- 1.5 cups
2. Bay leaf- 1
3. Turmeric powder- 1 Tsp
4. Red Mirchi powder- 2 Tsp
5. Cumin powder- 1 Tsp
6. Coriander powder- 2 Tsp
7. Salt- 3 tsp (or as per taste)

Method:

How to prepare ‘Rui Fish with Cauliflower’ with step by step pictures and instructions-

1. Wash the Fish pieces, sprinkle turmeric powder and salt. Marinade the fish pieces for 15 to 30 minutes.

   

   Rui Fish

2. Meanwhile, chop the required vegetables for the recipe.
   
3. Take a large cooking wok, heat mustard oil and fry the fish pieces.
   
4. Keep the fried fish pieces aside.

   

   Fried Rui Fish

5. Now fry the potato cubes and cauliflower one after the other for 5 minutes each.
   
6. Oil remains after frying, continue cooking in the same wok. Add Bay leaf, sliced onions, slit chilies and ginger-garlic paste. Fry them for 2 minutes.
   
7. Add the other spices that are mentioned above and saute for 2 minutes.
   
8. Now put the chopped tomatoes and cook until the masalas remove oil from the sides in the wok.
9. Drop in the fried potatoes and cauliflower, cover with the lid and cook for 5 minutes.
10. Pour in a cup of water and bring it to boil.
    
11. Finally, add the fried fishes and chopped coriander leaves.

So here is the full recipe with stepwise instructions for Rui Fish with Cauliflower. Savor it along with white rice for lunch or dinner. Prepare this easy Fish curry for your grand meal tantalizer and tell me how you liked it. Till then enjoy cooking, serving and eating!!

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