Bengali-style Fish

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/4 lbs cod fish fillets
• 6 tablespoons corn oil
• 4 fresh green chilies, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon ginger, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon garlic, crushed
• 2 medium onions, finely chopped
• 2 tomatoes, finely chopped
• 6 tablespoons mustard oil
• 2 cups water
• fresh cilantro

Recipe

• 1 cut skinned cod fillets into pieces, each piece about three bites large.
• 2 mix together turmeric and salt in a small bowl.
• 3 spoon the turmeric and salt mixture over the fish pieces.
• 4 heat the oil in a skillet. add the fish and fry until pale golden yellow. remove the fish with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• 5 place the green chilies, ginger, garlic, onions, tomatoes and mustard oil in a food processor and blend into a paste.
• 6 pour paste into sauce pan and dry-fry until golden brown.
• 7 remove the pan from the heat and gently place the fish pieces into the paste without breaking the fish up.
• 8 return the pan to medium heat, add the water, and cook the fish uncovered for 15-20 minutes.
• 9 serve immediately, garnished with chopped cilantro.