
Ingredients –
- 4 pieces of koi fish (climbing perch)
- 1/2 medium onion
- 2 green chillies
- 1 tomato
- 1/2 tsp nigella seeds
- 2 slit green chillies
- 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- Salt and sugar to taste
- 6 tbsp mustard oil
- 1/2 cup warm water
Method –
- Clean the fish. Let the water drain out completely and rub a pinch of salt and turmeric powder on the fish
- Let it marinate for 30 minutes
- Make a paste of onion, tomato and 2 green chillies in the blender
- Heat mustard oil in a pan
- Fry the fish lightly and set aside
- In the same oil, add nigella seeds and 2 slit green chilies
- Sauté for a minute on medium flame
- Add the onion tomato paste
- Cook on medium flame for a few minutes
- Add chilli powder and turmeric powder and cook till oil separates
- Now add 1/2 cup warm water and let it come to a boil
- Add the fish, reduce the flame and cook covered for 2-3 minutes
- Serve with plain rice.