Fish Curry (Machli ka salan)Recipe in English:Ingredients:Fish Marinade:Yogurt 1 & ½ cupRed chili powder 1 & ½ tbsTurmeric powder ½ tspCoriander powder 1 & ½ tbsGinger garlic paste 2 tbsSalt 2tsp or to tasteLemon juice 2-3 tbsFish (Surmai) 1 kgFish Gravy:Oil ¾ cupFenugreek seeds ½ tspNigella seeds 1 tspMustard seeds 1 tspFennel seeds 1 tsp (crushed)Curry leaves 15-20 leavesOnion 3 medium (finely chopped)Water 1-2 cupsWhole spice powder 1 tspFresh coriander (chopped) for garnishing Directions:Fish Marinade:-Wash fish properly with water.-In a bowl, add yogurt, red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, ginger garlic paste, salt and lemon juice; mix well.-Add fish and give it a good mix.-Marinate fish for 1-2 hours.Fish Gravy:-In pot, heat oil and add fenugreek seeds, nigella seeds, mustard seeds, fennel seeds and curry leaves, sauté for a minute.-Add onion (finely chopped) and fry until light golden.-Now add marinated fish and cook on a high flame for 5-7 minutes or until oil appears on surface.-Add water, cover and cook on medium low flame for 10-15 minutes.-Lastly add whole spice powder and fresh coriander (chopped) and simmer for 2-3 minutes.-Fish curry is ready.Recipe in Urdu:Ajza:Fish Marinade:Dahi1 & ½ cupLal mirch 1 & ½ tbsHaldee powder ½ tspDhania powder 1 & ½ tbsAdrak lehsan paste 2 tbsNamak 2tsp or hasb e zaiqaLemmo ka rus 2-3 tbsMachli (Surmai) 1 kgFish Gravy:Oil ¾ cupMeethi dana ½ tspKalonji 1 tspRai dana 1 tspSaunf 1 tsp (crushed)Kari pata 15-20 leavesPyaz 3 medium (finely chopped)Pani 2 cupsGaram masala powder 1 tspHara dhania (chopped) for garnishing Directions:For Fish marination:-Bowl mein dahi, lal mirch powder, haldee powder, dhania powder, adrak lehsan paste, namak aur lemmo ka rus dal ker mix ker lein.-Machli shamil karein aur ache tarhan mix ker lein.-1-2 hours keliya marinate ker lein.For Gravy:-Pot mein oil garam karein,meethi dana, kalonji,rai dana,saunf aur kari pata dal ker ek minute kliya saute ker lein.-Pyaz (finely chopped) dal ker halki sunhairi hunay tak fry ker lein.-Ab is mein marinated machli dal ker tez ancch per 5-7 minutes ya oil upper anay tak paka lein.-Pani shamil karein,dhak ker darmiyani ancch per 10-15 minutes kliya paka lein.-Akhir mein garam masala powder aur hara dhania (chopped) dal ker 2-3 mins kliya dum per rakh dein.-Machli ka salan tayyar hai.