Bengali Fish Stew

Name: Bengali Fish Stew
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 Minutes
Yield: 6 servings

With

20 minutes

30minutes

6 people

Medium

Ingredients 12 items

1 teaspoon ground turmeric
2 tablespoons Vegetable oil
1 kg white fish fillets cut into pieces
2 green chili peppers seeded and chopped
1 tablespoon fresh ginger finely chopped
4 cloves Garlic crushed
2 medium Onions or 300 g finely chopped
2 medium Tomatoes or 300 g finely chopped
1.5 teaspoons Mustard
2.5 cups Water or 625 ml
2 cubes MAGGI Less Salt Chicken Stock
1 tablespoon Coriander leaves

How to prepare

Combine turmeric powder and oil. Season the fish fillets with it. Place fish fillets on an oven tray and roast them in a 200°C preheated oven for 20 minutes or until almost golden.
Meanwhile, place the green chilies, ginger, garlic, onion, tomatoes, and mustard in a food processor. Process for 2-3 minutes until a paste forms.
Place the paste in a frying pan, and dry- fry it for 8-10 minutes or until almost golden brown.
Add water, MAGGI Less Salt Chicken Stock cubes. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5-7 minutes.
Pour the sauce over the fish in the oven and bake for another 10 minutes.
Remove from oven, add fresh coriander leaves and serve with rice.

Does a stew always mean a meat-kind of stew? Try this fish stew today and enjoy its special flavor as well as its nutritional benefits! It's very rich in lean protein, as well as healthy plant compounds that are available in its condiments and spices. Remember to serve it with tasty boiled basmati rice.

Is turmeric considered a healthy spice?

Turmeric is a powerful spice! It contains the active ingredient "curcumin" which has numerous health benefits.