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Roopchand /Chinese Pomfret is a seawater fish, but available in freshwater also, which is having one single bone in the center of the fish, and the taste is like mrigel fish. Roopchand has flat bodies and forked tails. They are cooked either fried, curry, or steamed. The marinated roopchand fish chunks are fried and then simmered in a thick gravy made with onions, garlic, tomatoes, and ginger and sometimes added with potatoes finished in a warm, spicy, cumin, ginger flavored sauce this is How to make Roopchand Fish Curry
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Equipment required
- Wok
- Spatula
- Mixing bowl
Ingredients to make Roopchand Fish Curry
- Roopchand fish-400 gm
- Potato-1
- Onion-1(chopped)
- Tomato-1
- Ginger-garlic paste-1 tbsp
- Bay leaf-1
- Whole red chili-1
- Cardamom-2
- Cinnamon-1 inch stick
- peppercorn-5-6
- Cloves-4
- Turmeric powder-1 tbsp
- Cumin powder-1 tbsp
- Red chili powder-1 tbsp
- Salt to taste
- Coriander leaves to garnish
How to make Roopchand Fish Curry
Clean and wash the fish chunks and rub them with salt and turmeric powder, and keep it aside for 15 minutes.
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Take a griddle/wok, heat oil in it, and slowly add the fish chunks and fry them on both sides.
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Fry all the fish chunks in stages and keep them aside.
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In the same oil, add the potato (cut in two halves), fry them nicely, and take them out from the oil.
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Add bay leaf In the same oil, cardamoms, cinnamon, peppercorn, and whole chili, and stir them for 30 seconds.
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Add the chopped onion and fry them for 3-4 minutes or till the color changes to light brown
Then add the ginger garlic paste, and stir them for 2 minutes.
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Add chopped tomato and sauté them for another 2 minutes
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Now add the turmeric powder. Cumin powder, red chili powder, and salt and sauté them till the raw smell of the spices goes off.
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Add little water and cook them on high flame.
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Now add 2 cups of water and potato, cover the lid and allow them to cook for 5-6 minutes.
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Open the lid, and see the water almost dried and the gravy becomes thick
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Add the coriander leaves and serve hot with rice.
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