Friday, August 24, 2012

Salmon Fish Chochori


Fish is an integral part of Bengali cooking. As a Bengali living abroad, I try to incorporate local ingredients with traditional Bengali style of cooking. Chochori is a very traditional Bengali cooking method which is anything (vegetable, fish etc) grated and then stir fried. 



Ingredients:

  • Salmon fish: 500 gm
  • Turmeric: 2-2.5 tsp
  • Salt: to taste
  • Mustard oil: 2 tbsp
  • Onion: 2 medium (chopped into thin slices)
  • Serrano pepper: 4-5 (split in the middle lengthwise)
  • Cilantro: 1 bunch

Method:

o       Clean and wash the fish
o       Rub the clean fish with turmeric and salt
o       Shallow fry the fish in hot oil. Please keep in mind that Salmon is an oily fish, so use very little oil.  
o       Once all the fish is fried, grate them into small pieces either with your hand or with a fork. If you are not using filet, make sure to de-bone the fish at this time.
o       On the same oil, add the chopped onion and peppers and stir fry them for 3-4 minutes or until the onion becomes translucent
o       Add the grated fish and stir fry for 5-8 minutes
o       Add chopped cilantro
o       Serve with hot rice


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