Sassy Fish

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 Sassy !!

Saucy !!

Yummy !!

Fishy !!

Yes.. you guessed it right. Today's recipe is totally fishy. I mean the kind that has "Fish" in it, not the kind that is "Suspect in a murder case". 

Being an Odiya has it's own pros & cons. During the pandemic, we relied a lot on our local Bangladeshi market for Rohu & Mirkali fish. But we got tired of frozen fish. It had been 6 months that we had really fresh fish from the ocean.. the kind that the "Manila Oriental Market" has. The smell of fresh fish & non-frozen shrimp was a smell of dreams. Why you ask??? Well because it's COVID-19 & we had our minds blocked by the fact that going to any grocery store opens you up for the viral infection. I thought about the kids' well being & sacrificed my craving for fresh fish. 

But come August, my sister & I just lost it. We needed fresh fish. We needed fresh shrimp which was not frozen. We needed Bass fish. We needed fresh Tilapia. We needed fresh fish !!!

So, we gulped a big chunk of air. We geared up with mask, hand sanitizer & paper towels. And then we drove to the local asian fish market. To our surprise the market was crowded with buyers buying fish, measuring fish & frying fish. We thought good. We are not the only one. 

The bass from the asian market was great. They were kind enough to clean & cut it into slices. 

And I??? I made this yummy saucy fish fry to go with simple Daal + Rice combo. 


What I used

  • 1 Med. Stripped Bass (Around 1.8 Lbs) - Cleaned & Cut into 1 inch slices
  • Salt + Turmeric + Fish Fry Masala + Lemon Juice
  • Mustard oil
  • Maggi Hot & Sweet Tomato sauce
  • Dark Soya sauce
  • 1/2 med. red onion - thinly sliced
  • Large Non-Stick Stir-fry Pan
  • Wooden spatula


Process
  • Marinate the the fish pieces in Salt + Turmeric + Fish Fry Masala + Lemon Juice for 30mins. 
  • Heat mustard oil in the pan & let it smoke up
  • Fry the fish on each side until light brown - Try not to break the fish. If it is fresh, it won't break. 
  • Take the fish pieces out
  • In the same oil (Take some out if you prefer less oily fish fry), add the red onions sliced & fry for 30seconds until they loose shape a bit
  • Then add the two sauces & on top add the fish pieces (I used only 3 as I kept the rest of them for next day's lunch)
  • Very (very) carefully mix the saucy onions with the Fish.
  • Switch off the heat & cover & let it rest. 
  • Enjoy HOT !!

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