Bengali Style Pomfret Shorshe Recipe - Pomfret In Mustard Gravy
A high protein Bengali Recipes recipe with pomfret fish, mustard oil - for frying, mustard oil - for cooking. Ready in 45 min, serves 4.
Curated byAnanya Chatterjee🇮🇳
Instructions
12 steps- 1
To begin making the Pomfret Shorshe recipe, firstly marinate the fish with salt and turmeric for about an hour
pomfret fish(2)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)salt - as per taste - 2
Grind and make a paste with mustard seeds in a grinder
mustard oil - for frying(2 tablespoon)mustard oil - for cooking(2 tablespoon)-/2 mustard seeds - ground into paste(1 tablespoon) - 3
Add a pinch of salt and turmeric, keep for 15 minutes
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)salt - as per taste - 4
To the kadai/wok, add mustard oil and fry the fishes lightly from both sides until cooked through
pomfret fish(2)mustard oil - for frying(2 tablespoon)mustard oil - for cooking(2 tablespoon)-/2 mustard seeds - ground into paste(1 tablespoon) - 5
Keep them aside
- 6
To the same kadai add more oil if required, add nigella seeds, garlic and green chillies
clove garlic - chopped(4)green chillies - slitted(3)kalonji (onion nigella seeds)(1 teaspoon)-/2 mustard seeds - ground into paste(1 tablespoon) - 7
Once the aroma of garlic comes add the mustard paste
mustard oil - for frying(2 tablespoon)mustard oil - for cooking(2 tablespoon)clove garlic - chopped(4)-/2 mustard seeds - ground into paste(1 tablespoon) - 8
Cook for a minutes with constant stirring on medium flame
- 9
Add water as per gravy requirement, cook it for 2-3 minutes
- 10
Add the fishes and cook for another 3-4 minutes
pomfret fish(2) - 11
Switch off the heat, drizzle a little mustard oil and keep it covered for 10 minutes before serving with white rice
mustard oil - for frying(2 tablespoon)mustard oil - for cooking(2 tablespoon)-/2 mustard seeds - ground into paste(1 tablespoon) - 12
The usage of mustard oil and mustard paste is what makes Pomfret Shorshe heavenly when had with hot white rice
pomfret fish(2)mustard oil - for frying(2 tablespoon)mustard oil - for cooking(2 tablespoon)-/2 mustard seeds - ground into paste(1 tablespoon)
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Bengali Style Pomfret Shorshe Recipe - Pomfret In Mustard Gravy
A high protein Bengali Recipes recipe with pomfret fish, mustard oil - for frying, mustard oil - for cooking. Ready in 45 min, serves 4.
Curated byAnanya Chatterjee🇮🇳
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Directions
12 steps- 1
To begin making the Pomfret Shorshe recipe, firstly marinate the fish with salt and turmeric for about an hour
pomfret fish(2)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)salt - as per taste - 2
Grind and make a paste with mustard seeds in a grinder
mustard oil - for frying(2 tablespoon)mustard oil - for cooking(2 tablespoon)-/2 mustard seeds - ground into paste(1 tablespoon) - 3
Add a pinch of salt and turmeric, keep for 15 minutes
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)salt - as per taste - 4
To the kadai/wok, add mustard oil and fry the fishes lightly from both sides until cooked through
pomfret fish(2)mustard oil - for frying(2 tablespoon)mustard oil - for cooking(2 tablespoon)-/2 mustard seeds - ground into paste(1 tablespoon) - 5
Keep them aside
- 6
To the same kadai add more oil if required, add nigella seeds, garlic and green chillies
clove garlic - chopped(4)green chillies - slitted(3)kalonji (onion nigella seeds)(1 teaspoon)-/2 mustard seeds - ground into paste(1 tablespoon) - 7
Once the aroma of garlic comes add the mustard paste
mustard oil - for frying(2 tablespoon)mustard oil - for cooking(2 tablespoon)clove garlic - chopped(4)-/2 mustard seeds - ground into paste(1 tablespoon) - 8
Cook for a minutes with constant stirring on medium flame
- 9
Add water as per gravy requirement, cook it for 2-3 minutes
- 10
Add the fishes and cook for another 3-4 minutes
pomfret fish(2) - 11
Switch off the heat, drizzle a little mustard oil and keep it covered for 10 minutes before serving with white rice
mustard oil - for frying(2 tablespoon)mustard oil - for cooking(2 tablespoon)-/2 mustard seeds - ground into paste(1 tablespoon) - 12
The usage of mustard oil and mustard paste is what makes Pomfret Shorshe heavenly when had with hot white rice
pomfret fish(2)mustard oil - for frying(2 tablespoon)mustard oil - for cooking(2 tablespoon)-/2 mustard seeds - ground into paste(1 tablespoon)
Rate this recipe
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