Simple Bengali style fish curry with nigella seeds seasoning
Marinate the fish pieces with salt and turmeric for 10 minutes
Heat 1/4 th cup mustard oil in the pan till it smokes
Lower the heat and fry the fish pieces one by one,till they get light brown on both sides
Take out the fish pieces.Discard this oil
Add the remaining oil in the pan.
Fry the nigella seeds
Dissolve the red chilly powder and a pinch of turmeric in the water and add it to the oil.Let it boil .
Add salt and sugar to taste
Add the fish pieces and let it simmer over slow heat,covered for 5 minutes
Add the slit green chillies and saute
Add sliced onions
take it off from heat and serve it hot garnished with coriander leaves with steamed rice.
You can add vegetables like aubergines,broad beans or even radish to make it more filling and nutritious.
To make it less spicy use kashmiri chilly powder which will give color minus the heat.