Ou Tenga Dhekia aru Maasor jool......( Fish sour curry cooked with elephant apple & edible Fiddlehead Ferns)

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Ingredients:

• Fish- 200 grm (you can use any type of fresh water or river fishes....Here I have used Bhangon fish)
• Half Ou Tenga (elephant apple)
• Dhekia (Fiddlehead Fern) - 1-2 bunch 
• a pinch of turmeric powder
• salt to taste
• 1tsp Mustard oil
• 1/2 tsp mustard seed
• 1 whole green chilly
• 1 tsp rice flour

Method:

• Clean and wash the fishes carefully. In a big bowl add salt and turmeric powder in the fishes and rub it with your hand
• Heat mustard oil in a pan and fry the fishes for about 5-6 minutes. When it turns golden brown in color keep the fried fishes aside
• Wash the Dhekia xaak and chop the tender parts. keep aside
• Cut the Ou Tenga into medium pieces and boil in a pressure cooker adding some water and a pinch of salt to it (to reduce cooking time)
• In a pan, heat the mustard oil and add 1tbs mustard seeds, turmeric powder, chilly and salt .
• Add boiled Ou tenga pieces along with the boiled water
• If necessary add another glass of water and simmer for a minute.
• Mix the rice flour with a little water to make a light paste and add to the pan.
• Now add the dhekia xaak to the pan and cook for 5 minutes .
• In the boiling stew add the fried fishes and cook for another 10 minutes
• Finally, it is ready to enjoy the most popular Assamese sour curry with steamed rice......