Katla, Rui or any fish can be cooked in number of ways. Earlier I have shared Katla Kalia recipe, another recipe is shared which can be cooked with just coriander, cumin powder. Today I will be sharing a very unique and flavourful yet simple recipe of Katla fish called Gondhoraj Katla |Fish with Kaffir Lime. Gondhoraj bhetki is a very popular recipe. Cooking a bhetki is always a delight! But cooking a Katla can be tricky at times specially when it’s cooked for people who are sensitive to typical strong fishy smell. This recipe of Gondhoraj Katla |Fish with Kaffir Lime usually over powers the strong fishy odour of Katla, all the more as it uses the aromatic Kaffir lime. Kaffir lime or gondhoraj lebu is a special kind of lemon found in Bengal. So let’s see how to cook Gondhoraj Katla |Fish with Kaffir Lime.
Time required to cook Gondhoraj Katla |Fish with Kaffir Lime: 30 minutes
Ingredients required to make Gondhoraj Katla |Fish with Kaffir Lime:
- 6 Katla or Rui fish or likes
- A paste of 2 onions, 7 – 9 garlic cloves, 1 inch ginger, 3 green chillies
- Turmeric powder
- Salt
- Mustard oil
- Black peppercorn – 6 – freshly grounded
- Kaffir lime or gondhoraj lebu – 1
- Pinch of nutmeg powder
- Coconut milk – 1/2 cup
- Green chillies – slitted – 3
Gondhoraj Katla |Fish with Kaffir Lime – The recipe:
- Marinate fish with turmeric powder, salt, black pepper powder and juice extracted from 1/4 th of Kaffir Lime. Marinate for 30 minutes
- Heat mustard oil in a wok, until smoking point is reached
- Fry the fish pieces in oil till both sides are golden brown. Keep them aside
- In the same oil, add onion paste. Add salt. Cook till oil starts to release
- Add 1/4 th lemon juice. Stir
- Add coconut milk. Bring it to boil
- Add fried fish, left over marinade, slitted green chillies and a little more water. Cover cook and Simmer for 6 – 8 minutes more
- Switch off flame. Sprinkle a little nutmeg powder and 1/2 Kaffir Lime juice. Cover and let it rest for 10 minutes
- Serve Gondhoraj Katla |Fish with Kaffir Lime with a plate of steamed rice!
