Surmai or King fish goes very well with mustard. Surmai
marinated in mustard paste and fried in mustard oil is a mouth watering
preparation from the Bengali cuisine.
Surmai mustard fish fry needs only a few ingredients to create this magic. Any other fish of your choice can be used in this recipe.
The mustard flavour in this dish is very dominant. If you wish to mellow down the mustard flavour add a small onion to the mustard paste. Any other cooking oil can be used in place of mustard oil.
Recipe for Surmai mustard fish fry
Ingredients for Surmai mustard fish fry
- 4 pieces surmai or king fish
- 1 tbsp mustard seeds
- 2 green chillies
- 6 cloves garlic
- ½ inch ginger
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- ½ tbsp lemon juice
- Salt to taste
- Mustard oil for frying
How to make
Make a coarse paste of mustard seeds with green chillies,
garlic, ginger, turmeric powder, salt and lemon juice (add very little water if
required).
We need a coating consistency as shown in the picture.
Marinate the fish in the mustard paste for 30 minutes to one hour.
Shallow fry in mustard oil or any other cooking oil. Fry for
2 minutes on each side on medium heat.
Serve with steamed rice and yellow dal.
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