🇮🇳 Indian

Rohu Macher Kalia

Name: Rohu Macher Kalia
Prep time: 18 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 38 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste; to taste Salt; 2, finely sliced Onion; 2-inch piece Ginger; 2, slit Green Chili; 1 tsp Coriander Powder; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 3 medium, cubed Potato; 1 Lemon; 500 g, steaks Fish; 1 tsp Red Chili Powder; 3 tbsp Mustard Oil; 1 tsp Green Cardamom

🇮🇳 Indian

Bengali rohu kalia, rich cardamom gravy for Sunday lunch. Tart, fiery, done in minutes — fish waits for no one. Best with hot rice and a side of popped papad.

Prep 18 min Cook 20 min Serves 3 Medium

Ingredients

Ginger Garlic Paste1 tbsp
Saltto taste
Onion2, finely sliced
Ginger2-inch piece
Green Chili2, slit
Coriander Powder1 tsp
Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
Potato3 medium, cubed
Lemon1
Fish500 g, steaks
Red Chili Powder1 tsp
Mustard Oil3 tbsp
Green Cardamom1 tsp

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

1
Clean and pat the fish dry; rub with salt, turmeric and lemon and rest 20 minutes.
2
Fry the fish till the edges crisp and the colour turns pale gold — handle it like it's precious.
3
In the same oil, fry onions till golden, add ginger garlic paste and the ground spices; cook till the oil separates.
4
Pour in water or coconut milk, slide the fish back in with the potato, and simmer gently five to seven minutes — no more.
5
Rest five minutes off the heat — fish firms up and drinks the gravy — then finish with cilantro and lemon.

Chef's tip

Overcooking fish is the only real way to ruin it — stop early.

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Watch how it's made

Video: কাতলা মাছের কালিয়া রেসিপি |katla Kalia bengali styel | katla macher kalia recipe · on YouTube