Fish marinated in a mustard-based hot sauce

Fish marinated in a mustard-based hot sauce

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A Bengali dish of small, fried fish, simmered in a mustard-based sauce with green chili peppers and sour yogurt, resulting in a very flavorful and spicy d…

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This Bengali family dish is both flavorful and spicy. The mustard, green chili peppers, and sour yogurt give it a unique taste.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total55 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
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Directions

  1. Thoroughly wash and clean the fish, then coat them with 1 tablespoon of salt and 1 tablespoon of turmeric, and let them rest for a while.
  2. Heat a portion of the oil paint (mustard) in a pan, and fry the fish thoroughly. Set aside.
  3. Combine the mustard seeds with a small amount of water to create a smooth paste. ≈ 4 min
  4. Add a little more water and then filter the mixture through a sieve. ≈ 3 min
  5. Heat the remaining oil paint in the pan, then add some whole mustard seeds and green chili peppers.
  6. Pour in the strained mustard liquid into the pan.
  7. Add the remaining salt and turmeric. ≈ 3 min
  8. Once the sauce begins to simmer, add the beaten yogurt and cilantro, and then let it cook for a few minutes.
  9. Once the sauce has thickened slightly, add the fried fish and let it simmer for a few minutes to allow the mustard to penetrate it.
  10. At the end of the cooking process, turn off the heat and let it simmer, covered, for a few minutes. ≈ 3 min

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 650 g of parrotfish
  • 50 g of oil paint in mustard yellow
  • 4 to 5 green chili peppers
  • 50 g of whole mustard seeds
  • 3 tablespoons of salt
  • 3 tablespoons of turmeric powder
  • 2 tablespoons of chopped fresh cilantro
  • 2 tablespoons of whipped sour cream
  • water as needed

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