Ingredients:
Catfish steaks
Nigella( kalonji/ onion seeds/ kaalo jeere)
Green chillis slit in half
Diced onions
Mustard powder/paste (preferably fresh. Old ones turn bitter)
Kasundi if you like
Salt, turmeric powder, oil for cooking
Cilantro for garnishing
Method:
Catfish steaks
Nigella( kalonji/ onion seeds/ kaalo jeere)
Green chillis slit in half
Diced onions
Mustard powder/paste (preferably fresh. Old ones turn bitter)
Kasundi if you like
Salt, turmeric powder, oil for cooking
Cilantro for garnishing
Method:
- Wash the steaks well, and wipe off excess water with paper towels by dabbing them.
- Rub salt and turmeric powder and lightly fry them in oil, turning only once. Frying seafood or even freshwater fish tend to make them rubbery/chewy
- Take out the fish, and fry the kalonji and onions. Add chilies taking care not to fry them too much, and immediately after
- Microwave a bowl of water and add the mustard paste/powder and put in the pan.
- Let it simmer, add the fish steaks. Cook covered.
- Garnish with cilantro and serve
You might want to add a little cumin powder if you like to counter the typical smell of the fish. Also, some might want to add potatoes or tomatoes. Usually, I don't.
Alternately, you can skip the mustard , use dry roasted cumin-coriander powder, potato wedges and cauliflower florets to make a light curry. Make sure the fish is really fresh for a tasty broth. I prefer live ones. Catfish is inedible if it isn't fresh. Something I had a very bad experience at a New Orleans restaurant where I ate on a whim.
Nevertheless, Cajun recipes have interesting options :
Link 1
Alternately, you can skip the mustard , use dry roasted cumin-coriander powder, potato wedges and cauliflower florets to make a light curry. Make sure the fish is really fresh for a tasty broth. I prefer live ones. Catfish is inedible if it isn't fresh. Something I had a very bad experience at a New Orleans restaurant where I ate on a whim.
Nevertheless, Cajun recipes have interesting options :
Link 1
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