Fish Jaismandi Recipe - Rajasthani Steel Fish in Creamy Gravy
A non-veg Rajasthani recipe with fish fillet, salt - to taste, gram flour (besan). Ready in 45 min, serves 2.
Curated byPriyanka Rathore🇮🇳
Instructions
23 steps- 1
To begin making the Maachli Jaisamandi recipe, firstly wash the fish fillet and cut into 8 equal pieces
fish fillet(300 grams) - 2
Rub the pieces of fish with salt and rest them for 10 minutes
fish fillet(300 grams)salt - to taste - 3
Take a bowl and mix together the ingredients for batter properly including gram flour, turmeric powder, jeera powder, water
gram flour (besan)(4 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(0.1 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1/4 teaspoon)water - to make the batterturmeric powder (haldi)(3/4 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1/4 teaspoon) - 5
Make sure that there are no lumps in it
water - to make the batter - 6
Take a tall glass and beat well all the ingredients for gravy except oil and cumin seeds
cumin powder (jeera)(1/4 teaspoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1/4 teaspoon) - 7
Prepare the green chutney by add coriander leaves, mint leaves, green chilies and lemon juice into a mixer
coriander (dhania) leaves - as requiredmint leaves (pudina) - as requiredgreen chilli(1)lemon juice(1/2 teaspoon) - 8
Grind until it forms a smooth paste
- 9
Add salt and check for taste
salt - to taste - 10
To make the fish sandwich, layer one fish piece with the green chutney, then close with the second one
fish fillet(300 grams)water - to make the battergreen chilli(1) - 11
Finish making with the rest
- 12
Dip the fillet in light batter
fish fillet(300 grams)water - to make the batter - 13
Heat a heavy bottomed pan with oil
- 14
Dip the sandwiched fillets of fish in the batter and add them one by one
fish fillet(300 grams)water - to make the batter - 15
Shallow fry the fish sandwiches for a minute and flip onto the other side
fish fillet(300 grams) - 16
Fry the fish for another minute or 2 and take them off the flame and keep aside
fish fillet(300 grams) - 17
In the same wok add some more oil on a low flame and add cumin seeds
cumin powder (jeera)(1/4 teaspoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1/4 teaspoon) - 18
Let the cumin seeds crackle
cumin powder (jeera)(1/4 teaspoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1/4 teaspoon) - 19
Add the gravy mixture into the wok
- 20
Let it cook until a few bubbles start to appear
- 21
Turn off the flame
- 22
Pour the gravy in a serving bowl and place the fried fish in it
fish fillet(300 grams) - 23
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot
coriander (dhania) leaves - as requiredmint leaves (pudina) - as required - 24
Serve Maachli Jaisamandi along with Garlic Naan, Burani Raita and Jeera Rice for a weekday meal and enjoy with your family
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Fish Jaismandi Recipe - Rajasthani Steel Fish in Creamy Gravy
A non-veg Rajasthani recipe with fish fillet, salt - to taste, gram flour (besan). Ready in 45 min, serves 2.
Curated byPriyanka Rathore🇮🇳
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Directions
23 steps- 1
To begin making the Maachli Jaisamandi recipe, firstly wash the fish fillet and cut into 8 equal pieces
fish fillet(300 grams) - 2
Rub the pieces of fish with salt and rest them for 10 minutes
fish fillet(300 grams)salt - to taste - 3
Take a bowl and mix together the ingredients for batter properly including gram flour, turmeric powder, jeera powder, water
gram flour (besan)(4 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(0.1 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1/4 teaspoon)water - to make the batterturmeric powder (haldi)(3/4 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1/4 teaspoon) - 5
Make sure that there are no lumps in it
water - to make the batter - 6
Take a tall glass and beat well all the ingredients for gravy except oil and cumin seeds
cumin powder (jeera)(1/4 teaspoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1/4 teaspoon) - 7
Prepare the green chutney by add coriander leaves, mint leaves, green chilies and lemon juice into a mixer
coriander (dhania) leaves - as requiredmint leaves (pudina) - as requiredgreen chilli(1)lemon juice(1/2 teaspoon) - 8
Grind until it forms a smooth paste
- 9
Add salt and check for taste
salt - to taste - 10
To make the fish sandwich, layer one fish piece with the green chutney, then close with the second one
fish fillet(300 grams)water - to make the battergreen chilli(1) - 11
Finish making with the rest
- 12
Dip the fillet in light batter
fish fillet(300 grams)water - to make the batter - 13
Heat a heavy bottomed pan with oil
- 14
Dip the sandwiched fillets of fish in the batter and add them one by one
fish fillet(300 grams)water - to make the batter - 15
Shallow fry the fish sandwiches for a minute and flip onto the other side
fish fillet(300 grams) - 16
Fry the fish for another minute or 2 and take them off the flame and keep aside
fish fillet(300 grams) - 17
In the same wok add some more oil on a low flame and add cumin seeds
cumin powder (jeera)(1/4 teaspoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1/4 teaspoon) - 18
Let the cumin seeds crackle
cumin powder (jeera)(1/4 teaspoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1/4 teaspoon) - 19
Add the gravy mixture into the wok
- 20
Let it cook until a few bubbles start to appear
- 21
Turn off the flame
- 22
Pour the gravy in a serving bowl and place the fried fish in it
fish fillet(300 grams) - 23
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot
coriander (dhania) leaves - as requiredmint leaves (pudina) - as required - 24
Serve Maachli Jaisamandi along with Garlic Naan, Burani Raita and Jeera Rice for a weekday meal and enjoy with your family
Rate this recipe
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