Chital Chamak (spicy dish of clown knife fish)

Chital Chamak (spicy dish of clown knife fish)

Ingredients:

• 300 gm clown knife fish
  (boneless) (washed & grated)
• 1 cup of corn flour
• 1 cup of onion paste
• 2 tablespoon ginger paste
• 2 tablespoon garlic paste
• 2 tablespoon tomato puree
• 2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 tablespoon red chili powder
• 1 tablespoon garam masala powder
• 1/2 cup of coriander leaves (chopped)
• Salt & sugar according to taste
• 2 cups of mustard oil
• 2 cups of water

Preparation:

1. Boil the water and add the grated fish.
2. When the fish becomes soft and takes a form of a 
   dough cut the fish dough in diamond shape.
3. Make a batter with corn flour & water.
4. Heat the oil in a frying pan, dip the fish pieces in the batter and deep fry.
5. Heat the oil in a pan, add onion paste, ginger-garlic paste, 
   turmeric chili powder, tomato puree, salt & sugar according to taste.
6. Fry the spices properly, add pre-fried fish and water.
7. Cook it for 10-12 min in a medium flame with cover.
8. When the gravy becomes thick, sprinkle the graram masala powder and coriander leaves.
9. Serve the dish with steaming plain
   rice.