Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Fish Kalia

Talking of Bengali cuisine and not discussing fish is like having pizza without cheese. 

So sharing here a tried and tested recipe of the famous fish kalia. 


Ingredients: 

1 kg fish steaks

2 tsp turmeric powder

2 tsp red chilly powder

1 cup refined oil

1 cup refined oil

5- 6 whole red chillies

1 ginger

7 garlic cloves

1 tsp coriander seeds

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 cup finely chopped onions

1 bay leaf

1 cinnamon stick

1 green chillies

100 ml water

1 cup curd

Sea salt  


Recipe: 
  • In a bowl of fish, add a tsp of red chilly powder, 1 tsp of turmeric powder, rock salt, 1 tbsp of refined oil. Gently massage the fish and keep it aside 
  • In a pan, heat 4 tbsp of mustard oil and add 5 - 6 whole red chillies, 1 chopped ginger, 6 - 7 garlic cloves, 1 tsp of coriander seeds, 1 tsp of cumin seeds and mix well for 2 min
  • Put this masala in a mortar and pestle and grind it to a coarse paste
  • In another pan, heat 5 tbsp of mustard oil and pan fry the fish till it becomes opaque/brown in color. Take out the fish and keep it aside
  • In another pan, add the hot fish flavored mustard oil. Put 1 bay leaf, 1 cinnamon tick, 1 cup of finely chopped onions and mix it well
  • Add 3 slit green chilies and mix well
  • Add the coarse spices into this aromatics mixture and keep stirring. Add a tsp of turmeric powder, 1 tsp of red chillies, ½ tsp of sea salt and keep on sauteing it till it becomes red chilly in color
  • Add water if necessary to combine all spices till the oil separates
  • When the oil has separated, add a cup of whipped curd and mix it well for 5 - 10 minutes. Add water and bring it to boil
  • Add sugar and a dash of lime juice to balance the flavor. With the help of a whisker, whisk the masala 
  • Put the poached fish in this gravy along with the resting juices of the fish
  • Cover the lid and let it simmer for 5 - 7 min, till the gravy thickens
Serve hot with steamed rice. 

Happy Eating :)

2 comments:

  1. Hi Tarusha, I'm a huge fan of fish curries and am always looking for variations. Will try this, it looks splendid!

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    1. Thanks Lins .. Do try it and let me know how did it come out??

      Will try to upload some more fish recipes :)

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