Name: Sarso Wala Fish - Direct Bihar Se recipe by Sudip Srivastava at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 kg rohu fish; 100 gram pila sarsoo; 5 medium garlic bulb; 4 dry red chilli; 2 tspn of panchfodan; 3 medium sized tomato; 5 tsp of turmeric powder; 2 tbsp of red chilli powder; 150-200 gms of mustard oil; Salt - As per your taste

Instructions

Put all the pieces of Fish in a large bowl. Add 2 tbspn of salt. Hold the bowl with both hands n give small bounce to the bowl so that salt mixes well with the pieces. Now place the bowl under water n wash it twice.
Peel off the garlic cloves n make a paste of it.
Take 2-3 tbspn of garlic paste n keep it separate. Add Sarso to the rest of the paste. Grind it in Grinder for a minute. Add 3-4 tbspn of water n leave for 2 minutes. Again gring it for 3-4 minutes. By now u will have a fine paste.
Add 2-3 tbspn of garlic paste to the fish. Also add 2 tspn of turmeric powder. Mix it so that the fish pieces are smothered by the garlic-turmeric paste
Heat an aluminium thick-bottomed pan/Kadahi on sim for a minute. Add oil. heat for another minute. Keep the flame in between medium to high. Now deep fry the Fish pieces. U may like to taste the fried fish.
For Gravy: Do not throw the remaining oil, no matter,what color it has turned to. Add some oil if necessary.
Break each chilli in two pieces. Add panchfodan & Red chilli to heated oil.
Add mustard-garlic paste, turmeric powder, chilli powder and saute on medium flame till oil separates (preferably 12-14 minutes).
Add long-sliced tomatoes. Cook for another minute.
Add warm water. Let it come to a boil. After five minutes,Add salt. Turn the flame to low. Add fried fish pieces to the curry. Cook for another 5-8 minutes.
Serve with plain rice

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