Mulo Telapiah

Prep Time: 15 min

Cook time: 30 min

Serves: 2

Description
This is a Bengali fish recipe that is dry and tangy. Its my mom's favourite as it is simple to prepare and delicious too.

Ingredients

 * Fish (Tilapia preferred) - 4 medium pieces
 * Raddish (or turnip) - 3
 * Onions - 2
 * Tomatoes - 2
 * Spring Onions - 6
 * Salt
 * Red Chilli Powder
 * Turmeric Powder
 * Coriander Seed Powder (dhania)
 * Cumin Powder (jeera)
 * Coirander leaves
 * Oil

Directions

 * 1) Marinate the fish pieces with salt and turmeric powder for fifteen minutes and then lightly fry them in oil. Remove and keep.
 * 2) To the oil, add diced onions and stir till golden. Then add sliced raddish.
 * 3) Add some more salt, turmeric and chilly powder and stir for ten minutes
 * 4) Add the fish, finely chopped tomatoes, julienned spring onion shoots, coriander powder and cumin podwer. Add a half-a-cup of water and simmer with lid on till the water had dried up.
 * 5) Tear the coriander leaves by hand and sprinkle over them.
 * 6) Bring down from flame and garnish with a spring of spring onion and a few raddish slices on the top. Can be used either as a starter or a main dish