Hi Friends,
Today I am sharing a beautiful beautiful Bombay duck curry recipe. I have made this dish in Bengali style where fried fish is used for making this awesome dish. The process is very simple, very quick to prepare and with few ingredients. It goes well with only hot rice.
Cooking time – 30 minutes. Serve – 4
Ingredients –
1.Bombay duck – 400 grams.
2.Mustard seeds – 50 grams.
3.Tomato – 1
4.Garlic cloves – 4.
5.Green chilly- 4
6.Kalonji/kalojeera – 1/2 tsp.
7.Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp.
8.Salt to taste.
9.Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp.(chopped)
10.Oil – 1/2 cup.
11.Wheat flour – 1/2 cup.
12.Slit green chilly – 4
Instructions –
Using little salt and 1/2 cup of water grind mustard seeds into a smooth paste. Transfer to a bowl and cover the bowl until use. Again grind tomato,garlic and 4 green chilly into a paste,
Take the fishes——-discard heads,fins and cut into pieces. Wash them with lukewarm water. Marinate the fish pieces with 1 tbsp.of salt, cover the pan and keep aside for 30 minutes.The fish will release water.Squeeze out all the water and keep the fish in a colander.
Spread dry wheat flour in a flat tray. Coat the fish pieces with wheat flour.Heat 4 tbsp. of oil in a frying pan.Fry the fish pieces on high heat till they are light brown in color(it will take just 1 minute). Fry 4 to 5 pieces at a time.Keep the fried fishes in a large flat bowl.
Now heat 4 tbsp. of oil in the frying pan,add kalojera and fry for 30 seconds.Add tomato-garlic paste and turmeric powder,saute for 2 minutes.Add mustard seeds paste,saute for 1 minute.Add 2 cups of water and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.Add salt,slit green chilly and coriander leaves-cook for 1 minute.Take out the pan from the heat and pour the hot sauce on fried fish pieces. Tap the bowl for spreading the sauce. Cover the pan and give 10 minutes standing time.
Delicious Bombay duck gravy is ready, serve with hot rice.
