Lotiya Shutki -Sylheti Recipe

Lotiya Shutki

 

Ingredients:

• 200 gms of Dry Bombay Duck (Shutki)
• 1 cup potato, peeled and chopped into 1 inch square
• 1 cup pumpkin, peeled and chopped into 1 inch square
• ½ cup julienned onion
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon chilli powder
• 10 -12 cloves of garlic
• 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
• 4 tablespoon of mustard oil
• Salt to taste

Preparation:

• Roast the dry fish for a minute or two to get rid off the sand
• Keep the roasted fish in lukewarm water with ½ teaspoon salt for about 15min
• Cut the fish into 2 inch long pieces, discard the head and tail
• Heat the mustard oil in a wok
• Sauté the julienned onions, garlic cloves till the onions turn transparent
• Throw in the ginger-garlic paste
• Add the potatoes, pumpkin and fish along with the powdered spices and salt
• Cook till the vegetables soften
• Serve hot with warm rice and enjoy this Chittagong specialty