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:

  1. 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..

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  2. hi,,long time,..where were u,.ya enjoyin rain,.infact it rained today too,..fish curry looks elicious...u ca send for curry mela,which srivalli is hostin...

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

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  4. 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:-)

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  5. 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

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  6. Wow fish with vegtables! lovely recipe.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  16. 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.

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