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Bengali fish curry with mustard

Cod in a mustard and turmeric sauce with tomatoes, onion and chilli, with rice. For two, from Kolkata.

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Bengali fish curry with mustard
35minutes, 15 of them waiting
482Calories
42gProtein
2servings

In Bengal mustard is the spice: as oil, as seed, as paste. The fish is first fried in turmeric, then briefly braised in the sharp mustard sauce. Rice is compulsory.

Ingredients

Forservings
  • 400 gCod fillet
  • 15 gMustard (1 tbsp)
  • 100 gOnion
  • 200 gTomatoes
  • 15 gCanola oil (1 tbsp)
  • 120 gRice, raw
  • Turmeric, green chilli, ginger, mustard seeds, coriander, salt

How to make it

  1. Cook the rice. Rub the fish pieces with the turmeric and salt, fry in the oil for two minutes a side, take them out.
  2. Toast the mustard seeds in the oil, soften the onion and ginger, add the tomatoes, chilli and mustard, reduce for ten minutes.
  3. Fish back in, let it stand for five minutes, serve with coriander and the rice.

One tip

Do not stir once the fish is in. Swirl the pan instead.

Nutrition per serving

Calories482
Protein42 g
Fat10 g
Carbs57 g

Calculated from the ingredients, using values per 100 grams from USDA FoodData Central. The calories come from the macronutrients, not from the energy field of the database.

kcal

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