Married in a Bihari family, I learnt from my mother-in-law this Rohu fish curry (Bihari style) using mustard seeds. Let’s learn their style of favourite non vegetarian dish today exactly as is prepared in their state of Bihar.
INGREDIENTS :
FOR MARINADE :
(1) 1 Kg Rohu fish
(2) 1 teaspoon of Turmeric powder / Haldi
(3) 2-3 teaspoons of Red Chilli powder
(4) 2 teaspoons of Salt
FOR GRAVY :
(1) Half piece of a medium sized Onion, coarsely chopped
(2) Two small Tomatoes, coarsely chopped
(3) 2 whole green chillies (Hari mirch)
(4) 4 whole red chillies (Add as per spicy taste required)
(5) 5 buds of Garlic (Lehsun)
(6) 2 teaspoons of Cumin seeds (Jeera)
(7) 2 pieces of Cloves (Lavang)
(8) 3 pieces of green Cardamom (Hari elaichi)
(9) 4 teaspoons of yellow Mustard seeds (Peela Sarso)
(10) Half teaspoon of Black Pepper powder (Kali mirch powder)
(11) 4 teaspoons of Coriander seeds (whole)
(12) One fourth teaspoon of Fenugreek seeds (Methi dana)
(13) One fourth teaspoon of Turmeric powder (Haldi)
(14) 4 tablespoon of Mustard oil (Sarso ka tel)
(15) Cooking oil, preferably Mustard oil for frying fish
(16) Salt to taste
(17) Coriander leaves for garnish
METHOD :
(1) Clean the pieces of fish thoroughly under water. Marinate it with 2 teaspoons of salt (Approximately), 1 teaspoon of Turmeric powder and 2-3 teaspoons of Red Chilli powder.
Keep aside for 1 hour.
(2) Keep the ingredients for preparing gravy on a plate as shown, all together. The ingredients are Onion, Tomatoes, whole green chillies, whole red chillies, garlic cloves, Jeera, Cloves, green Cardamom, yellow Mustard seeds, black pepper powder, Coriander seeds (whole).
(3) Transfer these into a grinding jar and add half glass of water. Then grind the mixture to form a smooth paste as given in the images.
(4) Heat Cooking oil, preferably Mustard oil in a kadhai / wok and shallow fry all the fish pieces and keep them aside.
(5) I carried on the process of making gravy in a separate kadhai.
Heat 4 tablespoons of Cooking oil / Mustard oil in a separate kadhai / wok.
(6) Add one fourth teaspoon of fenugreek seeds / Methi dana to this warm oil and wait for the colour to change.
(7) When this happens, add the ground paste from the grinding jar into the kadhai.
(8) Add one fourth teaspoon of Turmeric powder and salt to taste.
Saute the paste for 3-5 minutes.
(9) Add one glass of water to this and simmer for 5 minutes.
(10) The gravy will dry up, keep adding water and simmer till 20 minutes are over and the gravy is cooked well and the oil separates.
Various stages of simmering and cooking the gravy are shown below.
(11) When the gravy is cooked and the raw smell of the onion disappears, add some of the fried fish pieces.
(12) Add water to adjust the thickness of the gravy and simmer for 10 – 15 minutes over low flame.
(13) Fish curry is ready.
(14) Serve it in a serving bowl, with coriander leaves garnishing over it.
(15) Serve it with plain rice and aloo bhujia / Potato dry sabji.
Note Dated : 19 September, 2021
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Rohu fish has excellent nutritional value when compared to other freshwater fish and Like other marine fish and this fish is high in protein and low in fat and Rohu fish are also rich in omega-three fatty acids
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Hi Sunayana! Thanks for sharing this recipe.
We went for dinner last weekend to one of our family friends place. They prepared bihari fish curry which I absolutely loved and wanted to try to cook myself.
It was cooked in mustard oil with a mustard seeds based curry, l think recipe is spot on, will try soon.
Thanks again!!
Hi Rajesh, Thank you so much and yes do try this recipe as it is prepared with absolutely right measure of ingredients and the resulting fish curry will surely be delicious. My mother-in-law taught me and we prepare this on regular basis and everyone at my home finds it perfect. Very soon I will be uploading a video on the same in my youtube channel, Avni’s Kitchen Delights. You may then check the video too. Stay connected!
This is the best recipe for Bihari Fish Curry. Turned out to be amazing. Love it 👌🏼
Thanks Chandan Kumar for appreciating my post and trying out my recipe. I am glad it turned out well and that you liked it. Thank you so much. It means a lot for me.
Simple and awesome taste I liked the recipe Easy and quick to prepare
Thanks Pushpa for appreciating my post.
This is nice. I am trying this today.
Thank you Naveen for liking my post. I hope you will like the dish when you try it.
Thanks for sharing the recipe… I always wanted to cook fish in Bihari style and it never used to come out good. I have now cooked it three times using this recipe and it has come delicious each and every time! Thank you 👍
Thanks Ravi for appreciating this post. I am glad you tried out my recipe and you liked the dish so much. Your comment is so motivating and means a lot for me. Thanks for your kind words again!
Thanks Guys, Your Recipe Was Too Fantastic. Me and My Family Loved it. I Will Share your Rrecipe with my friends. Hope they will love it too.
Thanks so much Hema for appreciating my post and for liking the recipe. I am glad you and your family liked it.
Thank you very much. In fact I born and brought up in Bihar. I like & all Bihari dishes..
Also looking for litty & kachori recipe..
Cheers.
Thank you so much for liking my post. I am very glad to know that you like the Bihari dishes and I will definitely post the Litti and Kachori recipe soon in the near future.