Anar Pabda Recipe - Bengali Fish Curry In Pomegranate Juice & Coconut Milk

Name: Anar Pabda Recipe - Bengali Fish Curry In Pomegranate Juice & Coconut Milk
Prep time: 45 min
Cuisine: Bengali Recipes
Ingredients: 200 grams Pabda fish; 1/2 cup Pomegranate juice; 1 cup Coconut milk; 1 tablespoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu); paste; 2 teaspoons Red Chilli powder; 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi); 2 teaspoons Coriander Powder (Dhania); 1-1/2 teaspoons Ginger Garlic Paste; 2 Onions; pasted; 1 teaspoon Kalonji (Onion Nigella Seeds); 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu); 1 teaspoon Honey; Salt; to taste; Mustard oil; to cook

By Admin

Prep Time Total in 45 M

Course Lunch

Cuisine Bengali Recipes

Diet High Protein Non Vegetarian

Anar Pabda is a Bengali-Coastal recipe which is made with Pabda fish. Pabda fish is marinated in mixture of anar (pomegranate) juice, later spiced with mustard paste and boiled in coconut milk to make the Anar Pabda recipe. Marinating in pomegranate juice, turmeric powder and salt gives a unique flavor to this dish.

Ingredients

200 grams Pabda fish
1/2 cup Pomegranate juice
1 cup Coconut milk
1 tablespoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
paste
2 teaspoons Red Chilli powder
1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
2 teaspoons Coriander Powder (Dhania)
1-1/2 teaspoons Ginger Garlic Paste
2 Onions
pasted
1 teaspoon Kalonji (Onion Nigella Seeds)
1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
1 teaspoon Honey
Salt
to taste
Mustard oil
to cook

Instructions

Step 1

To begin making the Anar Pabda Recipe (Bengali Fish Curry In Pomegranate Juice & Coconut Milk), firstly clean the whole fish and remove the excess water within

Step 2

Marinade Pabda fishes with 1 tablespoon anar juice (pomegranate juice), a pinch of turmeric powder, and salt

Step 3

Keep aside to marinate for 30 minutes

Step 4

Take a Shallow fry pan and add oil

Step 5

Once the oil is hot, shallow fry the marinated fishes from both sides until slightly brown in color

Step 6

Keep aside

Step 7

In the same pan, add a little more oil if required and heat on medium flame

Step 8

Add mustard seeds and onion seeds

Step 9

Once they crackle, add ginger-garlic paste and stir fry for a minute till the raw smell reduces

Step 10

Mix onion paste to it and again fry until lightly browned

Step 11

Then add mustard paste, red chilli powder, coriander powder, remaining turmeric powder and fry masala nicely, until Anar Pabda masala gets cooked properly

Step 12

Now add the remaining anar juice and salt, bring to boil, and then add shallow fried fish and add coconut milk

Step 13

Close the lid and continue on a low flame to let fish get cooked completely in about 12 minutes

Step 14

Spread honey on its top

Step 15

Take off heat and decorate Anar Pabda Fish Curry with sliced tomato and pomegranate seeds

Step 16

Dig into the soft and flavorful Anar Pabda Fish Curry served with hot Steamed Rice