Easiest Way to Prepare at dinner Doi-Katla Kalia (Carp Fish in Yoghurt Curry

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Easiest Way to Prepare at dinner Doi-Katla Kalia (Carp Fish in Yoghurt Curry Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Doi-Katla Kalia (Carp Fish in Yoghurt Curry. First fry (shallow-fry or deep-fry) the fish pieces in mustard oil and then put them in rich and delicious gravy. The main requirement of this great fish curry is Rui/ katla fish ((a kind of fresh water carp), mustard oil, Indian spices, yogurt, cashew and poppy seeds paste. Without these ingredients fish kalia can not be outstanding.

Peel the skin of the potatoes and cut into halves.

Doi Maach (Fish Curry With Yogurt) Fish Curry with yogurt, or Doi Maach, as it is known in Bengali, is a dish prepared during festive occasions.

A Bengali meal is always incomplete without a fish item.

You can cook Doi-Katla Kalia (Carp Fish in Yoghurt Curry using 26 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Doi-Katla Kalia (Carp Fish in Yoghurt Curry

Prepare 500 gms of Katla Fish (Big Slices/Pieces).
It’s 4 tbsp of Cooking Oil (Any).
You need 1 Cup of Mustard Oil (To fry the Fish).
Prepare To Taste of Salt.
You need 1/2 tsp of Sugar.
Prepare 1/2 Cup of Plain Yoghurt (well beaten with the sugar).
You need 1 Cup of Onions 🧅 Slices.
It’s 2-3 of dry red chillies.
It’s 1 tsp of cumin seeds.
You need 4-5 of cloves.
It’s Few of black peppercorns.
It’s 1-2 of bay leaves.
It’s 1 of cinnamon stick.
Prepare 1-2 of green cardamoms.
It’s 1 of black cardimom.
It’s 1 tsp of Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder.
You need 1 tsp of Red Chilli Powder.
It’s 1/2 tsp of Turmeric Powder.
Prepare 1 tbsp of Ginger Paste.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of Garlic Paste.
It’s 3-4 of Red Chilli Paste.
You need 1.5 tsp of Ghee.
It’s 1-1.5 Cups of Hot Water (For Gravy).
It’s 1 of Small Tomatoes (Chopped/Optional).
You need 1 tsp of Garam Masala Powder (Homemade).
Prepare 2 of Potatoes (Optional): Ideally, it’s added though in the same 😊💁🏻‍♀️.

Either it's a fish fry or a curry like Macher Kalia, Macher Jhol, Bhapa Ilish or Paturi.

Each dish has it's own charm & delicacy.

Machher Kalia or Bengali Fish curry recipe or FisKalia recipe is a Bengali delicacy.

It mainly cooks with Rahu/Rui fish.

Doi-Katla Kalia (Carp Fish in Yoghurt Curry step by step

Clean the fish pieces & marinate with some salt & turmeric powder & set aside for at least 30-40 mins time (more is better always), Make a smooth paste out of the wet Masalas- aforementioned.
Heat a frying pan 🍳 & fry the fish pieces in batches depending on its sizes to crispy dark brown Color over the medium-high flame 🔥.
In another Frying Pan 🍳: Add in the oil & goes in the tempering spices & when it released the aroma add in the onion slices & some salt 🧂 & sauté until golden brown.
Now, add in the wet masala paste & keep stirring continuously to avoid burning- Need to sauté until its raw smell goes off & release a nice 👍🏻 aroma from the same.
Once well sautéd, put off the flame 🔥 to add in the whisked yoghurt with the sugar & add into the gravy while stirring continuously to avoid curdling of it & then putron the flame 🔥 again to complete the cooking.
Add in some hot water for the desired GRAVY…once comes to the boiling point- add in the fried fish 🐠 & immerse it well- put the flame to the low & cover the lid & allow it to cook for another 10-12 mins time, lastly- put garam masala powder & ghee, give it a final mix- put off the flame 🔥 & allow it to rest it in its standby position for 10 mins time before serving hot.
Serve it Hot with Hot Plain Rice 🍛💁🏻‍♀️🍚….ENJOY !!! 😍.

Here in Melbourne, we also prepare this dish with freshwater fish like Trout.

It also tastes delicious with fish like Mullet, Milkfish, Salmon.

The speciality of this recipe is its gravy with yoghurt and lots of aromatic spices.

Today I thought of making Fish Kalia for dinner.

This is a gravy based dish usually made with fish like Rui (Rohu) or Katla.