Bengali Yoghurt Fish Curry | James Beard Foundation

Bengali Yoghurt Fish Curry | James Beard Foundation

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"I am a sucker for a good fish curry. It’s about the only time I do anything to fish other than cook it really simply. In Bengal they call this doi maach and they generally use chunks of freshwater...

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Ingredients

  • 1 medium onion, roughly chopped
  • 1 red chile pepper, deseeded and roughly chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
  • One 3/4-inch piece ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 1 cup plain yogurt
  • 1/2 teaspoon chile powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 2 pounds 3 ounces firm white fish fillets, cut into chunks
  • 4 tablespoons ghee
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
  • 4 cloves
  • 5 black peppercorns
  • 4 green cardamom pods
  • One 3/4-inch piece cinnamon stick
  • 1 tablespoon dried curry leaves
  • 1 dried bay leaf
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • Cooked basmati rice, to serve

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