Mustard Catla Fish Curry Recipe

Recipe Card of Catla Fish in Mustard Gravy

Mustard Catla Fish Curry Recipe

Packed with flavor and deliciousness, this Bengali-style mustard Catla fish curry is a must-try when you’re craving a bit of seafood.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Indian

Keyword Catla Fish, Curry, Mustard

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 40

Total Time 1 10

Servings Servings

Calories 287kcal

Author Enozia Zehra

Cost 18

Ingredients

Ingredients for the Fish

300 gms Catla Fish (or fish of your choice)
½ tsp Turmeric powder
½ tsp Red chili powder
2 tsp Salt
For deep fry Oil

Ingredients for the mustard paste

¼ cup Black mustard seeds
5-6 pcs Garlic cloves
5-6 pcs Dry red chillies
2-3 pcs Green chilies
As reqd Water

Ingredients for the gravy

1 tsp Mustard oil
1 tsp Cumin seeds
½ tsp Turmeric powder
1-2 tsp Red chili powder
Prepared mustard paste
As reqd Water
Prepared fish
1 tsp Lemon
2 tsp Salt
For garnish Coriander leaves (chopped)

Instructions

In a deep-bottomed vessel, take the fish pieces and add the turmeric powder, salt, and curd. Marinate the fish properly.
300 gms Catla Fish, ½ tsp Turmeric powder, ½ tsp Red chili powder, 2 tsp Salt, For deep fry Oil
Let the fish rest for about 15-20 minutes.
Next, heat oil in a vessel and deep fry the fish pieces.
For the mustard paste, take a small bowl and add the ingredients mentioned under mustard paste. Add a little bit of water and keep it aside for 10 minutes.
¼ cup Black mustard seeds, 5-6 pcs Garlic cloves, 5-6 pcs Dry red chillies, 2-3 pcs Green chilies, As reqd Water
Add the above mixture to a blender and make a smooth paste.
Once the fish pieces are fried and the paste is ready, it’s time to make the gravy.
Heat oil in a pan. Add the cumin seeds and let them crackle.
1 tsp Mustard oil, 1 tsp Cumin seeds
Next, add the turmeric powder and red chili powder and saute.
½ tsp Turmeric powder, 1-2 tsp Red chili powder
Add the mustard paste next and saute. Keep sauting until you can see the color change of the mustard. That should take around 8-10 minutesin slow to medium flame.
Prepared mustard paste
Once the paste is well-cooked, add water to make a gravy.
As reqd Water
Once the water starts boiling, add the fried fish pieces.
Prepared fish
Let the mixture simmer for about 5 minutes. You can adjust the consistency as per your preference.
Next, add salt as per taste and garnish with freshly chopped coriander.
2 tsp Salt, For garnish Coriander leaves, 1 tsp Lemon
Serve hot with steamed rice.

Notes

You can adjust the spice level of the chilies as per your preference.
If you do not like the pungent taste of mustard, then you can add tomatoes as well to the mustard paste to balance the taste.

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