Aloo Bilahi Maas Recipe - Assamese Fish Curry With Potatoes And Tomatoes
A high protein Assamese recipe with rohu fish - or any other fresh water fish, mustard oil, turmeric powder (haldi). Ready in 30 min, serves 2.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Instructions
18 steps- 1
To begin making the Aloo Bilahi Maas Recipe, marinate the fish pieces in 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder and salt
rohu fish - or any other fresh water fish(6)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)salt - to tasteturmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)garam masala powder(1/2 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(3/4 teaspoon) - 2
Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a heavy bottomed pan and fry the fish pieces from both the sides
rohu fish - or any other fresh water fish(6) - 3
Remove the fish pieces and keep them aside
rohu fish - or any other fresh water fish(6) - 4
In the same pan, add the remaining oil, bay leaf, red chilies and cumin seeds
bay leaf (tej patta)(1)cumin seeds (jeera)(1/2 tablespoon)cumin powder (jeera)(3/4 teaspoon) - 5
Stir it for about 30 seconds
- 6
Next add onion, garlic and little salt and saute it for about two minutes on medium heat
salt - to tasteonion - finely chopped(1)cloves garlic - finely chopped(4) - 7
After 2 minutes, add tomatoes and saute well
tomatoes - finely chopped(3) - 8
Cook till the tomatoes are mushy and oil oozes out
tomatoes - finely chopped(3) - 9
Once the tomatoes are mushy, add the mashed potatoes, turmeric powder, cumin powder and mix well till you get a thick gravy
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1/2 tablespoon)potatoes (aloo) - boiled and roughly mashed(4)tomatoes - finely chopped(3)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)garam masala powder(1/2 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(3/4 teaspoon) - 10
Add water and mix again
rohu fish - or any other fresh water fish(6)water(3 cups) - 11
Bring it to a boil and cook for about a minute
- 12
Add the fried fish pieces, garam masala powder and salt
rohu fish - or any other fresh water fish(6)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)salt - to tasteturmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)garam masala powder(1/2 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(3/4 teaspoon) - 13
Reduce the heat to medium
- 14
Cook it covered for about 5-7 minutes till you find oil rise to the top
- 15
Add coriander leaves and simmer for about a minute
sprig coriander (dhania) leaves - chopped(4) - 16
Serve hot
- 17
Serve Aloo Bilahi Maas along with Steamed Rice and Egg Shoap for your weekday dinner
- 18
To make the meal even better, serve Assamese Komolar Kheer as a dessert after your meal
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Aloo Bilahi Maas Recipe - Assamese Fish Curry With Potatoes And Tomatoes
A high protein Assamese recipe with rohu fish - or any other fresh water fish, mustard oil, turmeric powder (haldi). Ready in 30 min, serves 2.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
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Directions
18 steps- 1
To begin making the Aloo Bilahi Maas Recipe, marinate the fish pieces in 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder and salt
rohu fish - or any other fresh water fish(6)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)salt - to tasteturmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)garam masala powder(1/2 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(3/4 teaspoon) - 2
Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a heavy bottomed pan and fry the fish pieces from both the sides
rohu fish - or any other fresh water fish(6) - 3
Remove the fish pieces and keep them aside
rohu fish - or any other fresh water fish(6) - 4
In the same pan, add the remaining oil, bay leaf, red chilies and cumin seeds
bay leaf (tej patta)(1)cumin seeds (jeera)(1/2 tablespoon)cumin powder (jeera)(3/4 teaspoon) - 5
Stir it for about 30 seconds
- 6
Next add onion, garlic and little salt and saute it for about two minutes on medium heat
salt - to tasteonion - finely chopped(1)cloves garlic - finely chopped(4) - 7
After 2 minutes, add tomatoes and saute well
tomatoes - finely chopped(3) - 8
Cook till the tomatoes are mushy and oil oozes out
tomatoes - finely chopped(3) - 9
Once the tomatoes are mushy, add the mashed potatoes, turmeric powder, cumin powder and mix well till you get a thick gravy
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1/2 tablespoon)potatoes (aloo) - boiled and roughly mashed(4)tomatoes - finely chopped(3)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)garam masala powder(1/2 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(3/4 teaspoon) - 10
Add water and mix again
rohu fish - or any other fresh water fish(6)water(3 cups) - 11
Bring it to a boil and cook for about a minute
- 12
Add the fried fish pieces, garam masala powder and salt
rohu fish - or any other fresh water fish(6)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)salt - to tasteturmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)garam masala powder(1/2 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(3/4 teaspoon) - 13
Reduce the heat to medium
- 14
Cook it covered for about 5-7 minutes till you find oil rise to the top
- 15
Add coriander leaves and simmer for about a minute
sprig coriander (dhania) leaves - chopped(4) - 16
Serve hot
- 17
Serve Aloo Bilahi Maas along with Steamed Rice and Egg Shoap for your weekday dinner
- 18
To make the meal even better, serve Assamese Komolar Kheer as a dessert after your meal
Rate this recipe
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