Bengali-Style Fish in Yogurt Curry

Name: Bengali-Style Fish in Yogurt Curry
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Indian, Asian
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp black mustard seeds; 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 1 teaspoons caraway seeds; 1 teaspoons cayenne pepper; 1 Tbsp curry powder; 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps finely chopped fresh cilantro, for garnish; 1 Tbsp finely chopped garlic; 1 teaspoons ground turmeric; 296 milliliters heavy cream; 237 milliliters plain, lowfat yogurt; 1 medium red onion, finely chopped; 6 servings Salt; 454 grams tilapia fillets, cut into 1- to 2-inch pieces; 5 Tbsps vegetable oil

Bengali-Style Fish in Yogurt Curry might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This pescatarian recipe has 398 calories, 19g of protein, and 33g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. Head to the store and pick up cilantro, flour, caraway seeds, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the heavy cream you could follow this main course with the Homemade Blizzards with Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs as a dessert. This recipe is typical of Indian cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Mix together the turmeric, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and caraway seeds.

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Add the tilapia pieces and toss to coat. Cover and let sit for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.

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In a blender, combine the yogurt and flour and set aside.

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Yogurt

All Purpose Flour

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Heat 3 tablespoons of the oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Add the mustard seeds and cook, stirring, until sputtering and fragrant, about 1 minute.

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Add the onion and cook, stirring, until translucent, about 3 minutes.

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Onion

Add the garlic and curry powder and cook for another 2 minutes.

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Garlic

Add the cream and the yogurt mixture and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until the sauce is thick, about 5 minutes.

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In a nonstick pan, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil over medium heat. Gently fry the seasoned fish until crisp on both sides, about 3 minutes per side.

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Fish

Cooking Oil

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Add the yogurt mixture to the fried fish and simmer until fish is cooked through, about 5 minutes.

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Fish

Season with salt and serve hot, garnished with fresh cilantro.

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From Flavors First: An Indian Chef's Culinary Journey by Vikas Khanna. Recipes copyright © 2011 by Vikas Khanna; photography © 2011 Vikas Khanna, Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, and Ronnie Bhardwaj. Published by Lake Isle Press.

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Servings:

1Tbsp

black mustard seeds 1teaspoons

freshly ground black pepper 1teaspoons

caraway seeds 1teaspoons

cayenne pepper 1Tbsp

curry powder 1Tbsp

all-purpose flour 2Tbsps

finely chopped fresh cilantro, for garnish 1Tbsp

finely chopped garlic 1teaspoons

ground turmeric 296milliliters

heavy cream 237milliliters

plain, lowfat yogurt 1medium

red onion, finely chopped 6servings

Salt 454grams

tilapia fillets, cut into 1- to 2-inch pieces 5Tbsps

vegetable oil

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, Pinot Noir

Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, and Pinot Noir are great choices for Fish. Fish is as diverse as wine, so it's hard to pick wines that go with every fish. A crisp white wine, such as a pinot grigio or Grüner Veltliner, will suit any delicately flavored white fish. Meaty, strongly flavored fish such as salmon and tuna can even handle a light red wine, such as a pinot noir. The Menage a Trois Limelight Pinot Grigio with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 11 dollars per bottle.