Recipe: Yummy Quintessential Bhapa maach Steamed fish

Quintessential Bhapa maach Steamed fish.

You can have Quintessential Bhapa maach Steamed fish using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Quintessential Bhapa maach Steamed fish

1. Prepare 50 gm of black mustard seeds.
2. You need 2 teaspoon of mustard oil.
3. It's 3 of slit green chillies.
4. You need 4 of plump garlic cloves.
5. It's 1 teaspoon of water.
6. Prepare to taste of Salt.
7. You need 1 tablespoon of turmeric powder.
8. Prepare 2 tsp of lemon Juice.
9. Prepare 1 teaspoon of jeera/cumin seeds.
10. Prepare 250 gm of rohu fish(3 pieces approx).

Quintessential Bhapa maach Steamed fish step by step

1. Marinate the fish in salt,turmeric and lemon juice for at least half an hour.(to remove the funky fish smell).
2. Make a paste out of the mustard seeds,jeera and garlic cloves by adding a little bit of water.A smooth consistency is desired..
3. After the fish has marinated well,coat it with the mustard mix,add a teaspoon of water to make the paste coatable,also add the 2 teaspoon oil and slit green chillies.Do all this in a steel container which has a lid..
4. Heat a heavy bottomed vessel and add water into it,let the water come to a roaring boil,close the container with the fish and place it in the water.Let it cook for 30 mins..
5. Best served with plain steamed rice..