Deep-fried Katla Fish & Mashed Potato with Steamed Rice and Lentil

One piece of fried fish, mashed potato, yellow lentil with hot rice...it is a minimal Bengali meal we cook, when we have lack of time or energy to make a proper meal. Yesterday I was extremely tired after coming back from office. I was alone at home. And that was another point not to cook much for own self. So in such days what could be better than cooking one piece Maach Bhaja (fried fish), Alu Bhate (mashed potato), Musoor Daal (bowl-full yellow lentil) and Gorom Bhat (hot rice). 

Katla Fish deep-fried using the ingredients like:

Katla Fish pieces - 4 (washed thoroughly in water)

Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp

Red Chili Powder - 1 tsp

Salt - 1 pinch

Mustard Oil for deep-frying

Process I followed:

1. Take the fish pieces and in a bowl. Spread Turmeric powder, chili powder and salt over the fishes. Mix well for marinade. Keep the bowl aside for 10 minutes.

2. Heat oil in deep-bottom frying pan. 

3. Add fish piece (one piece at a time) to the oil.

4. Deep-fry the pieces from both side. Take out from the pan and keep it inside the casserole. You can take it out late while having food. 

Mashed Potato as a side dish

Ingredients: 

Peeled, sliced and boiled potatoes - 4 (big size)

Salt (as per your taste)

Mustard Oil -1 tbsp

Red Chili - 2

Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp

Onion (finely chopped)

Process for making mashed potato

1. Heat oil in a frying pan. Add cumin seeds, red chili. Fry for 1 minutes. 

2. Add onion. Fry it until it gets caramelized. Pour it on the boiled potato pieces. 

3. Add salt to the potato. 

4. Mash the potato in hand very well. 

5. Make mouthful balls with mashed potatoes. Your mashed potato is ready. 

I always love to see a mouthful mashed potato ball on the top of the rice. Here I kept one fried fish piece. You can vary the taste by squeezing a teaspoonful of lemon juice...poring a lump of ghee, Dhonia Chutney and nay-what-not. 
Here I'm telling you another way of mashed potato, or in case you don't like to add onion or if you don't want to make spicy one, or you are typically an additional taste enhancer; the process is here below:

Ingredients:

Peeled, sliced and boiled potatoes - 4 (big size)

Salt (as per your taste)
Pepper Powder - 1tsp
Garlic paste - 1 tsp

Butter / Ghee / Olive Oil - 1 tbsp

Milk / cream - 1 tbsp

Process: 
1. Heat butter / ghee / olive oil in a pan. Add garlic paste. Stir for 1 minute.
2. Add cream or milk to oil. Mix well. 
3. Pour it into the boiled potato. Add salt and pepper to the potato.
4. Mash the potato in hand. Make mouthful balls.

So friends, please try it at home. I'm sure, richness of cream or the tang of condiments would add a distinctive flavour to your mashed potato. Do let me know if you like this new recipe... :-)