Dolan Acharya
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Steamed fish in mustard
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Non-Veg
122kcalProtein
25gmFat
2gmCarbs
1gmIngredients
Fish 1 piece. I used fresh ones, you can use frozen too. Can be Hilsa or salmon or tilapia or prawns
For the Paste
Mutard Seeds ~ 3 tbsp
Posto or Poppy Seeds ~ 3 tsp
Green Chilli ~ 3
Salt ~ a pinch
Soak in warm water for 30 minutes and then grind to a paste
The Mustard-Poppy Seeds Paste ~ use almost 3/4th of the paste, makes little less than 1/2 cup. If the paste is too pungent for you, you can sieve the paste and use the more liquid mustardy water mixed with a little of the thick paste.
Grated Coconut ~ 1/2 cup fresh or frozen. You can use more if you want
Yogurt ~ 1/4 cup thick beaten yogurt.
Turmeric Powder -- 1/2 tsp
Sorsher tel or Mustard oil ~ 2 tbsp
Green Chilies ~ 4
Salt -- to taste
Direction
Step-1
Wash the fish.
Mix the fish with salt and turmeric and keep aside for half an hour.
Make a smooth paste with mustard seeds, poppy seeds, 3 green chillies, a little salt and water.
In a container which you can steam or which you can put in the pressure cooker, mix the fish with mustard paste, yogurt and salt according to taste. I also add just a pinch of sugar.
Slit 4/5 green chillies and add to above
Add 2tbsp of Mustard Oil to this, drizzle liberally on top that is
Add some fresh grated coconut to this. If using frozen grated coconut defrost and then use.
