Parshe fish in spicy mustard sauce

Parshe fish in spicy mustard 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 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of turmeric, and let them rest for a moment.
  2. Heat a portion of the mustard oil in a frying pan, and cook 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 in the frying pan, then add a few whole mustard seeds and the green chili peppers.
  6. Pour in the strained mustard liquid into the frying 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, allowing the mustard to coat the fish.
  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 mustard oil
  • 4 to 5 green chili peppers
  • 50 g of whole mustard seeds
  • 3 tablespoons of salt
  • 3 tablespoons of turmeric powder
  • 2 tablespoons of freshly chopped cilantro
  • 2 tablespoons of whipped sour cream
  • water as needed

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