Mahi Kalia

Ingredients

• Rohu Fish : 4 piece
• Finely Chopped Onion : 3
• Garlic paste : 2 tbsp 
• Ginger paste : 2 tbsp
• Turmeric Powder : 2 tbsp
• Rice Powder : 4 tb sp
• Red Chilli Powder :2 tbsp
• Black Pepper Powder : 3 tbsp
• Cumin Powder : 2 tbsp
• Gram flour : 2 tbsp
• Fennel seed paste : 2 tbsp
• Salt , sugar : As per taste 
• Lemon juice : 2 tbsp
• Fried Onion or Beresta : 2 tbsp
• Garam masala Powder : 2 tsp
• White oil : as needed
• Ghee : 2 tbsp

Method

1. Marinate the fish with fennel seed paste, gram flour and lemon juice for 15-20 mins.

2. Then wash the fish well with water.

3. Again marinate the fish with ginger paste, black pepper powder, salt, sugar, turmeric powder, cumin paste. Keep them aside for half an hour.

4. In a pan, pour 2 tbsp ghee and add the 2 tbsp chopped onion and fried until crispy and golden brown i.e. Beresta. Keep them aside. Beresta is also available in market you can use it. But I prefer this homemade beresta.

5. Heat oil in a kadai and add chopped onion and rest of ginger paste. Saute for 3- 4 mins until raw smell goes. Now add the marinated fish and cook for sometime with    cover.Turn around the fish mean while. Add red chili powder to it.

6. Then add some warm water and let it be boiled under low flame.

7. In a seperate pan, add oil and put garlic paste, fry  well and add the beresta and rice power. Mix well, made a gravy. 

8. Now transfer the gravy over the fish. Cook for sometime. Check the consistency of the gravy . It will be slight thick.

9. Check the seasoning as per your taste.

10. Add lemon juice and garam masala powder over the Fish. Cover the lid. Let it seat for 30 mins. 

11. Your Mahi Kalia is Ready. Serve hot with Pulao or Plain basmati rice.