The Delicious Bhetki Pudina Chop is your Bengali Food Fix

This spiced minted Bhetki Chop recipe by Chef Sharad Dewan, Regional Director - Food Production - The Park Hotel, Kolkata packs a punch in terms of flavor and is served with an intense, sweet and tangy green chutney side. Check it out.

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Preparation Time - 30-40 Minutes

Serves - 2 People

Ingredient:

  • Rui or Bhetkii fish 500 gm
  • Refined oil 60 ml
  • Sliced onion 100 gm
  • Ginger paste 20 gm
  • Sliced tomato 250 gm
  • Turmeric powder 2 gm
  • Cumin powder 2 gm
  • Coriander powder 6 gm
  • Kashmiri Mirch 6 gm
  • Salt to taste
  • Chopped mint leaves 50 gm
  • Juice of two lemons
  • Ghee

Instructions:

  1. Wash and pat dry the fish and marinate it with a little lemon juice, salt, turmeric.
  2. Heat oil and fry the onion till golden brown.
  3. Add the ginger paste and all dry spices and cook well
  4. Add the sliced tomatoes and salt and cook
  5. Roast/bake the fish
  6. Mash the cooked fish and add the onion-tomato mixture
  7. Add chopped mint leaves and mash well
  8. Make small patties/cutlets/chops and sauté with a little ghee
  9. Serve with green chutney