Fish Kofta Curry

Before I start sharing the recipe I want to thank my husband. No no , not for helping me to cook this , neither for being great support in the kitchen , on the contrary for giving different excuses for not to eat fish(except Hilsa and Shrimp) . Specially when I make 'Macher Jhol' he react in such a way that looks like that is only for sick people not for such a strong person like him and if he eat fish once in a week , no one in this world can make him eat fish for one more time on the same week. So I found an alternative way by making fish looks and taste like mutton with this recipe and named it Fish Kofta curry. Now not only he likes to eat it but a also make a special request on every week to make it.So all you ladies whoever suffer the same problem like mine, even whoever don't suffer as well , try it out at home. This is a "must try" recipe.

Ingredients:

• Telapia Filet/Vetki Filet 500gms
• Ginger & Garlic Paste 2 teaspoon
• chopped green bell pepper 1/2 cup
• Chopped red bell pepper 1/2 cup
• Onion paste 1/2 cup.
• Tomato puree 1 cup
• Garam masala 2 teaspoon.
• Coriander powder 1 teaspoon.
• Cumin powder 1 teaspoon.
• Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon.
• Red chili powder 1 teaspoon
• Salt as per taste.
• 2-3 table spoon bread crumb
• 5-6 table spoon oil 

Procedure:  

• Smash the fish filet roughly with you hand. Telapia and Vetki both fishes are very soft. So what ever filet you are taking make sure to use your hand for smashing, do not put it into the mixture grinder.Smash it in such a way that there should not be any lump in it.
• Add 1/2 teaspoon ginger garlic paste, 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder, 1/3rd teaspoon cumin powder, 1/3rd teaspoon coriander powder, 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder , chopped red and green bell pepper,bread crumbs,salt as per taste and then mix it really well.
• Make small dumplings with your hand and then make it little flat from both side. You can make almost 16 such dumplings.
• Take a non-stick pan and put it in high flame. Add 3-4 tablespoon of oil and then place all the dumplings into it. Do not decrease the heat and let it fry till it become light brown. Then turn it on the other side and let it fry till that also become light brown.Then remove those Fish Kofta's on a separate bowl.

•  Add the rest of the oil on that pan and pour onion paste into it. let it fry till it become light pink.
• Add 1/2 teaspoon ginger garlic paste, 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder, 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder, 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder, 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder, 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder and mix it really well.
• Then add tomato puree. you can use home made tomato puree as well. for that you need to boil 4 tomato in some water till it absorb all the water and become soft  and it comes to a thicker consistency. Then make a paste of that.
• Now let the gravy cook till it release some oil from it.Then add little bit of water and let it boil.Then pour the gravy on top of the Fish Koftas.
• Garnish it with fresh cream or chopped coriander as you wish. 

• If you want you can avoid the gravy and just have those kofta's as it is and believe me you are not gonna understand that those are made with Fish. Or else you can keep the gravy and the fish kofta's in separe bowl so that if you want to eat it with gravy also you can just dip those kofta's on the gravy and eat it.