It's difficult to get
fishes here, more so when you are stationed in USA's one of the desolate less
populated places like Perrysburg.
However, making the utmost use of the boon called Internet we finally
have traced a market that sells fishes; Bengali fishes.
Starting from Boyal to
Loitta, every fish that I know of was available there, except Bhetki. I was
bursting with excitement and joy when I stepped into the market as if I had
discovered a hidden treasure. For Bengalis, fish is an integral part of our cuisine
and laying hands on our favourite food item in a foreign land seems nothing
short of a miracle.
The recipe below involves
simple preparation. My mother used to cook it pretty often during our growing
years. It was what you say 'staple' in our home.