Rui Machher Tetul Diye Tak-Misti (Rohu In Sweet & sour Tamarind Gravy )...:)

This is one more authentic Bengali recipe...my maternal uncle house in Digha...I hope every Bangali knows Digha...Digha is a seaside resort town in the state of West Bengal, India. It lies in East Midnapore district and at the northern end of the Bay of Bengal. It is the most popular sea resort in the West Bengal....This site people too much like this type recipe mainly summer time.....My Dimma(Grandmother) also prepare this dish very tasty ....Same recipe she use variety of fish....Today i share my Dimma's(Grandmother's) this recipe with Rui Machh(Rohu Fish)...but u can also use any type of fish in this recipe...I hope u all enjoying this summer with my Dimma's(Grandmother's) spacial sweet & sour recipe...:)

Ingredients:

• fish: 6 pieces(I used Rohu Fish/Rui Machh)
• Pumpkin & Brinjal/Eggplant:½ cup (peeled and cut in medium sized cubes)
  
• Tamarind: this totally depends  on how much sour taste you like. Generally this dish has a balanced taste of sweet and sour so please adjust the quantity as per your taste.I used an 2yrs old stored tamarind. Soaked small sized tamarind, which yield 1/3 cup of thick tamarind juice.

• Mustard oil: 2 tbsp
• Dry red chillies: 3 pieces
• Panchforon/Bengali 5 spice : ½ tsp
• Sugar & salt: as per taste
• Turmeric

Method:

• Wash the fish pieces. 
• Rub them with turmeric powder and salt. 
• Soak the tamarind in water. You can use tamarind paste also.
  

• Heat oil in a frying pan. Fry the fish pieces, mediumly . Take them out and keep aside.
• In the same pan add the Panchforon(Bengali 5 spaice) and red chillies. Once they sizzle add the pumpkin & eggplant pieces and fry with salt and turmeric on medium heat.
• Once they are soft add the tamarind juice mixed in a cup of water. Cook on medium and bring it to boil. 

• Add in the fish pieces. Add sugar and salt to balance the sourness of the tamarind. Add sugar little by little to achieve the taste you like most.
• Cook till the gravy thickens and you get the taste you like.
• Serve warm or at room temperature with Plain rice & kacha peyaj diye makha Alu sedho(mash potato with raw onion)..:)
  

So Enjoy your's Rui Machher Tetul Diye Tak-Misti (Rohu In Sweet & sour Tamarind Gravy )...!!!