Spicy Bombay Duck Fry
Dried Fish stir fry
Recipe by BITHICA DAS of SHARJAH, UAE, AE
the bombay duck is not a duck :) it's a fish. it's also known as bummalo (bengali: bamaloh or loytta, marathi: bombil, sinhala: ????????, urdu: ???? ?????)
Ingredients
non vegetarian
2 servings
- 1 cup Bombay duck
- 2 onions, sliced
- 6 garlic cloves, sliced
- 1 tomato, chopped
- 1 tsp. tomato paste
- 1 tsp. chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
- salt to taste
- 1 tsp. coriander-cummin powder
- 1/2 tsp. garam masala powder
- 2 tbsp. oil
Directions
- Soak the fish in hot water for an hour. Drain and clean thoroughly to remove all the sand. Keep aside.
- Heat oil and fry the garlic till they change colour. Add the sliced onion and continue to saute till light brown.
- Add the chopped tomatoe and the tomato paste and fry till well mashed up.
- Next add the fish, turmeric powder, salt, chilli powder, coriander-cummin powder and the garam masala powder.
- Saute for a minute. Then add 1 cup water and cook, covered till dry. Serve hot with rice or chapatti.