Bhetki Alu Phulkopi

(Bhetki Fish with Potatoes and Cauliflower)

 

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Ingredients

Bhetki or Red Snapper fish

500 g

Cleaned and cut into 5-6 steaks

Potatoes (medium)

250 g (4-5)

Cut each into 6 long pieces

Cauliflower

1 small

cut longitudinally into medium florets

Onion

1 large

paste

Tomatoes 1 large Quartered

Garlic

4 cloves

paste

Ginger

1.5 inch

paste

Green peas

1/2 cup

Fresh or frozen

Green chillis

4

Slit and de-seeded

Coriander leaves/ Cilantro

1/4 cup

Chopped

Fresh lemon 1 Quartered

Cumin

 1  tsp

Powder

Kashmiri chillies

 2 tsp

Powder

Red chilli 1 tsp Powder

Coriander

1 tsp

Powder

Garam masala 1 tsp Powder

Turmeric

1/2 tsp

Powder

Salt

 to taste

 

Sugar

1/2 tsp

 

Mustard oil

4 tbsp

May use other oil

Ghee

1 tbsp

 

 

 

Cooking procedure

 

Marinate

  1. Marinate the fish with a pinch of turmeric, chili powder, juice of one lemon and 1/2 tsp salt for 15-20 min.

  2. Fry the marinated fish until light brown.

Cook

  1. In a pan, pour half the oil, and fry the cauliflower and potatoes in batches. Keep aside.

  2. Pour in the remaining oil, add the sugar and caramelize it on low heat.

  3. Add the onion, ginger, and garlic paste. Fry until slightly brown.

  4. Mix the remaining masala with a little water and add along with the tomatoes.

  5. Fry until the oil separates from the masala.

  6. Pour 1.5 cups of water and bring to a boil. Add potatoes, cauliflowers and salt.

  7. Cook with a lid on for 10-15 minutes.

  8. When vegetables are tender, add the fish and the green peas to the vegetables in gravy, and simmer for 5-8 minutes.

  9. Add the ghee and garam masala powder. Remove and garnish with coriander leaves and green chillies.

Serving

  • Serve hot with steamed rice, peas pulao, chapati, or luchi (poori).