Halwai May 1, 2025

Ingredients:

• 2 medium – fish fillet, preferably pomfret, cut into half
• 1 tsp – Turmeric powder
• 2 tbsp – white Mustard Seeds
• 2 tbsp – white Poppy Seeds
• 1 tbsp – panch phoron
• 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder
• 2 – green chillies, slit
• 2 tbsp – white onion, chopped
• Salt to taste
• Mustard or vegetable oil, as required.

Method:

  1. Marinate the fish with salt and turmeric for 15 mins.
  2. Fry the fish in hot oil.
  3. Grind mustard and poppy seeds with water to a fine paste.
  4. In the same oil, sputter panch phoron and saute 2 slit green chillies and onion.
  5. To this add, 1 tsp turmeric powder, red chilli powder and 2-3 tbsp of water and stir till dry.
  6. Add the mustard and poppy seed mixture and keep stirring till dry.
  7. Add water and let it simmer for a while.
  8. Finally add fish; cover and cook.
  9. Serve hot with rice.
  10. Recipe Courtesy: Only Fish Recipes

Recipe courtesy of Sonali