I HAVE STARTED ENJOYING FISH FILLETS!
Otherwise I would not have accepted a Toman Fish. It seems gigantic and fearful to me. Not that all of these fillets are lovable to me! But I have learnt to remove the raw smell. Sohail Bhai of Rajdhani Stores told me that fish & meat, if rubbed with enough salt and kept for an hour, then washed thoroughly and marinated further or cooked right away, the odd smell vanishes! It is true, I do it regular! I keep telling them why they do not get the right quality of fish, they would say the best qualities go to Australia, England, United States, Japan too may be. They flatly say potential Bengali buyers are there, this is just a tiny island! I am not a potential buyer either, I refuse to buy a 75$ worth Hilsa here too and in Kolkata too! I am just unable to spend beyond a point! After some wrong buys with regards to fish, I feel like getting fillets and fry, grill, bake them after a good marination! I absolutely do not enjoy Bhetki Mach / Sea Bass, bone on! But a boneless fillet made to a batter fry or a breaded fry or a Paturi is what I would enjoy any day! In my case, the sea fish smell has to be gotten rid of!
I WAS OUT; CAME BACK & STARTED LATE!
The man is travelling on work after years! I am feeling lonelier, earlier our boy and his weird acts gave me company! When I decided to walk up to Hougang, eat at Long John Silver again today; it started raining heavily! Sometime around 1 pm, I walked in the rain though carried an umbrella! I enjoyed "walking in the rain"; literally!
Not really that useless was my venture! I did some shopping from two decent brands; Iora & Bossini at too good a discount! That makes me happy!
Bhetki & Sea Bass fish seem same to me but some of our friends say they are not the same. Sea Bass fillets are always prized back in Kolkata, here too! Bengalis consider it the best option for fish fries! Here they are unable to take off the skin, so I do not use them in fish fries or fingers. Paturi can be done with what we get as boneless here! Because Sea Bass is too popular here, almost a best seller; they are found too fresh! Paturi is wrapping the marinated fish piece in banana leaves, tied & cooked in minimal oil, covered, at minimal heat until on both sides the leaves get a burnt look! This feature was done back in January, the son was home for three weeks & mumma had to feed him this! BHETKI PATURI was the star item in his rice feeding ceremony, every guest including the family members loved it; the catering was done by a family friend kind of who used the best quality fish! All are there, except our son's "Smiling Buro"; we did not wish to lose our father this soon! Then, people die young too. No one knows what is tomorrow; better we eat, love, merry! As of now this non-vegetarian, fish, seafood recipe should we concentrate upon!
INGREDIENTS :
SEA BASS / BHETKI FISH FILLET : 7-8 [USE BONELESS]
BLACK MUSTARD : 4-5 TBSP
SHREDDED COCONUT : 1 SMALL TEA CUP
GREEN CHILLI : 6-7 + 1 EACH FOR EACH FISH PIECE
ICE CUBE : 2-3
TURMERIC POWDER : 1 TSP
SALT : AS REQUIRED
BANANA LEAF : SQUARED PIECES AS REQUIRED TO WRAP EACH PIECE OF FISH
THREAD TO TIE
OIL : 1/2 SMALL TEA CUP + 2-3 TBSP [WE ALWAYS USE MUSTARD OIL]
PROCEDURE :
The boneless fish steaks should be washed well getting rid of the scales. We would marinate them well with turmeric & salt, as required! We would keep the bowl aside for 15-20 minutes!
We are to place a fish piece in the middle, cover with the spice paste well; place a green chilli on top [optional]. We would wrap and tie each one, make sure there are no tear!
Cristine does this part with expertise!
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