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45 min — 20 min prep, 25 min cooking.

Tripuri Bengali Fish Curry

Name: Tripuri Bengali Fish Curry
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Tripura Indian
Ingredients: 2tbsp Coriander Leaves; 2piece onion; 1tsp Ginger; 250g fish; 1tsp coriander powder; 0.5tsp Turmeric Powder; 1tsp Garlic; salt; 100g Bamboo Shoot (Kanile); 1tsp Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch); 2piece Tomato; 1tsp Cumin Seeds; 2tbsp oil

Bengali-style fish curry adapted with Tripuri ingredients like bamboo shoot. Fusion of two dominant food cultures.

Time 45 min · Serves 6 · 133 kcal · Bengali-Tripuri, Tripura

Ingredients

Garnish

Coriander Leaves (optional) (garnish) — 2 tbsp (chopped)

Main

onion — 2 piece (chopped)
Ginger — 1 tsp (ground)
fish — 250 g (chopped)
coriander powder — 1 tsp (ground)
Turmeric Powder — 0.5 tsp (ground)
Garlic — 1 tsp (ground)
salt (optional) (whole)
Bamboo Shoot (Kanile) — 100 g (chopped)
Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch) — 1 tsp (ground)
Tomato — 2 piece (chopped)

Tempering

Cumin Seeds — 1 tsp (whole)
oil — 2 tbsp (whole)

Method

Clean and marinate the fish with turmeric and salt.
Heat oil in a kadhai; shallow-fry the fish lightly until golden and set aside.
In the same oil, add cumin seeds and let them splutter.
Add chopped onions and sauté until golden brown.
Add ginger-garlic paste and sauté until the raw smell disappears.
Add chopped tomatoes, turmeric, red chilli powder and coriander powder; cook until oil separates.
Add the bamboo shoot with a little water and simmer for 5 minutes to soften.
Slide the fried fish back in, add water to reach a light gravy, cover and simmer for 8-10 minutes.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with rice.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Tripuri Bengali Fish Curry?: 133 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 45 min — 20 min prep, 25 min cooking.

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