Non-Veg

Pomfret: 3 (total: 1 kg)

Black Pepper Powder

Garam Masala

Marination

Ginger Paste

Garlic Paste

Red Chilli Paste

Phoron

Others

Step 1: Wash the pomfret pieces thoroughly in running water and keep in lime water for 2 minutes.

Step 2: Throw away the lime water and wash the fishes. Keep the fishes in strainer for 5 minutes to drain out the remaining water.

Step 3: Marinate the fishes with turmeric powder, salt and mustard oil. Rub the seasonings on both sides of the fishes and also gashes of the fishes. Marination time: 15 minutes.

Step 4: Slice the potatoes into pieces like french fries with a knife.

Step 5: Chop the onions into minces pieces.

Step 6: Cut the tomatoes in small pieces. Remove the seeds and pour the juice in the tomato pieces.

Step 7: Grind black pepper with salt into powder.

Step 8: Grind the ingredients of garam masala into half cruched powder (coarse powder).

Step 9: Grind the ingredients of ginger paste into paste.

Step 10: Grind the ingredients of garlic paste into rough paste.

Step 11 Grind the ingredients of red chilli paste into smooth paste.

Fish Fry

Step 1: Turn on the gas flame and place the tawa on high flame. When the tawa is hot enough, turn the gas flame low.

Step 2: Add ½ cup mustard oil and little bit salt.

Step 3: When the oil is hot enough, fry both the sides of the marinated pomfret fishes.

Step 4: Keep the fried pomfret fishes on a separate plate.

Potato Fry (French Fries)

Step 1: Turn on the gas flame and place the frying-pan on high flame.

Step 2: Add ½ cup mustard oil and the potato pieces. Add ¼ tsp salt and mix well.

Step 3: Fry the potato pieces.

Step 4: Keep the french fries on a separate plate.

Onion Fry

Step 1: Add the chopped onion pieces to the same oil, which was used while cooking french fries.

Step 2: Fry the onion pieces. 

Step 3: When the onion pieces become soft and light-pink colour, add ½ tsp (cinnamon + sugar) powder and mix well.

Step 4: Keep the fried onion pieces on a separate plate.

Cooking Fourth Stage

Step 1: Turn on the gas flame and place the wok on the flame.

Step 2: When the wok is hot enough, add the fish fry mustard oil. Pour some extra oil. Total: ½ cup

Step 3: Add the phoron ingredients. Turn the flame high and saute the ingredients.

Step 4: When aroma starts to come, add half crushed garam masala and mix well.

Step 5: When aroma starts to come, add the tomato pieces and saute.

Step 6: Add ¼ tsp salt and mix well. Cover will lid in medium flame.

Masala Fry

Step 1: Turn on the gas flame and place the tawa on the flame.

Step 2: When the tawa is hot enough, add ginger paste and fry properly.

Step 3: When the ginger paste is fried properly and oil starts to float, add garlic paste and fry properly.

Step 4: Add little amount of water of ginger paste and mix thoroughly.

Step 5: Pour 1 Tbsp (coriander powder + water), 1 Tbsp (cumin powder + water) and mix well.

Step 6: Saute in low flame.

Step 7: Pour red chilli paste and fry properly with the previously added masala fry ingredients. When oil starts to float, masala fry is ready. Turn off the flame.

Final Step

Step 1: Open the lid of the wok and check the condition of the tomato pieces, which are ready for the gravy.

Step 2: Add fried onions and mix well.

Step 3: Pour ½ cup hot water in the frying pan of onion fry, mix well and pour it in the wok.

Step 4: Add masala fry in the gravy and mix nicely in high flame.

Step 5: Pour some water in the tawa of masala fry, mix well and pour it in the wok. Mix properly.

Step 6: Add 1 Tbsp kashmiri mirch powder, 2 Tbsp tomato sauce, ½ cup hot water, ½ tsp black pepper powder and mix well.

Step 7: Cover with lid for 5 minutes.

Step 8: Open the lid. Add little bit (cinnamon + sugar) powder and mix properly.

Step 9: Taste the gravy and, according to taste, add ½ tsp salt and ½ tsp (cinnamon + sugar) powder and mix properly.

Step 10: When the gravy tastes perfect, add the fish fries one-by-one and cover every fish pieces with the gravy.

Step 11: Pour little bit of hot water in the remaining oil of fish fry, mix well and pour it in the wok. Cover with lid for 2 minutes.

Step 12: Open the lid and add some garlic cloves. Shake the wok gently. Cover with lid for 2 minutes.

Step 13: Chop fresh coriander leaves into minced pieces. Slice fresh chillies and discard the seeds.

Step 14: Open the lid. Oil started to float. Add some minced coriander leaves and spread them on top of the gravy. Add the french fries on top of the gravy. Add the remaining minced coriander leaves and spread them over the fried potatoes.

Step 15: Shake the wok to mix everything properly.

Step 16: Spread some gravy over the french fries and minced coriander leaves.

Step 17: When aroma starts to come, cover with lid for 1 minute.

Step 18: Open the lid. POMFRET TOMATO CURRY is ready. Cover with lid and rest for 5 minutes.

Step 19: Serve with hot rice and salad.