Piyajkoli Diye Tangra Mach(Tengra with Spring Onions)

Piyajkoli Diye Tangra Mach(Tengra with Spring Onions)

Ingredients

• 250gms Tangra mach cleaned
• 2 medium sized potatoes cut in thin wedges
• A bunch of onion greens cut into small pieces
• 4-5 green chilies slitted
• 1 medium sized tomato finely chopped
• A pinch of Nigella seeds (Kalo Jeere)
• 1and1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
• 2 tsp. cumin powder
• sugar as per taste
• salt as per taste
• Mustard oil
  

Procedure

 

• Wash the fish well and pat dry. Marinate with a pinch of turmeric powder and salt
• Heat mustard oil a pan and fry the fish pieces lightly on both sides. Remove.
• In the same oil, add the nigella seeds and green chillies.
• Stir fry for a second and then add the finely chopped tomatoes. Fry well  till the raw smell goes. 
• Next you will have to add the chopped spring onions.Fry well.
• Mix turmeric powder, cumin powder, salt and sugar in a little water and add this mix to the pan.  
• Fry till all spices are cooked and oil comes out from the mixture ( which we people call Koshano in bengali)and then, add the fish pieces and a little water.
• Put a lid, reduce flame and cook for 5-7 minutes. 
• After 5-7 minutes remove cover and check. If the water has dried out and the is fish cooked, then put flame off and transfer to a serving dish. 
• Serve warm with white steamed rice.