Sunday, July 20, 2008

Healthy Fish Curry with Vegetables

veggie fishThis is one of my favorite recipes that my mom makes. This quintessential Bengali dish is tasty and easy on your stomach. I love this so much that I can eat it almost every day! The best part about this dish is--it has vegetables that are healthy and uses very little spices. It can even be served to children and ailing people, as it is full of nutrients.

Ingredients: Rohu or Katla fish(cut into pieces and smeared with turmeric and salt), 1 Potato, 3/4 Pointed Gourds(in Bengali it is called "potol" and in Hindi it is called"parwal"), 1 Eggplant, 1 tomato, Bori(this is especially a Bengali delicacy made from dal paste), Green beans, 1 Green Banana, 1 Cauliflower.
Spices: Ginger paste, Cumin seeds paste, Red chilli paste, Turmeric, Salt to taste, Vegetable oil.

Procedure: Fry the fish separately and keep aside. Fry the boris and keep separately. Pour oil into a shallow pan and add some ungrounded whole cumin seeds. Then add the diced vegetables and saute for a while. Fry until light golden brown. Now add ginger paste, cumin seed paste, chilli paste, turmeric, and salt and mix properly. Add proportional water in it. When the vegetables get boiled, add the fried fish. Before removing from flame, add a pinch of garam masala(spice) and serve hot with steamed rice.

P.S. --Sprinkle some fresh lemon juice as you enjoy with steamed rice, for enhanced taste!

19 comments:

ST said...

looks delicious.....

Swati said...

Hi Indranee
This looks exciting.. I am a vegetarian and thus I intend to cook this with the veggies and the Bodi.. Really a comfort dish..even that would be delicious..
Hey could you post an aloo posto sometime please..

notyet100 said...

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Uma said...

As Swati said, I would want to replace fish with veggies. The recipe looks delicious.

Shreya said...

Hi Indranee, very healthy dish! My husband loves Rohu fish. However, I have never cooked fish with vegetables before, except for fish cutlet where potato is used! Will try this:-)

Trupti said...

fish curry looks delicious.

Unknown said...

hi indra nice recipe could you post bodi recipe Inever tryed any bengali dish so I don't know how to make it please can tell how to make that

Andhra Flavors said...

Wow fish with vegtables! lovely recipe.

Indranee Batabyal said...

Uma, you can definitely cook the same recipe without fish...that would be tasty as well.

amna said...

i have heard of bengalis and their love for fish, not very different from a keralite :) nice one! and thanks for visiting my site :)

Unknown said...

Fish and veggies ..new to me..Looks delicious.The only veggie i combined with fish is mango..

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Shobana senthilkumar said...

Hi,
first time in ur blog..fish curry with vegetable looks different from southindian fish curry....will try it and give my comments....

Sujatha said...

never heard of combining fish and vegetables in a curry! Sounds very unique! I am sure this would taste great too!

Andhra Flavors said...

great veg and non veg combination.

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Anamika:The Sugarcrafter said...

Hey Indranee
khub bhalo...
macher jhol and tarkari..well done

Dershana said...

Hi Indranee, thank you so much for stopping by my place :-)

I like this recipe. Never thought of adding veggies to fish. With a lil bit of steame drice, this would make a complete, healthy meal. thank u.