Mother's Chicken Curry

Ingredients:
1/2 kg. chicken(curry cut)
2 medium sized potato( halved)
2 tsp. oil
1 bay leaf
3-4 whole black peppercorns
2 cloves
1" cinnamon
2 cardamom
4 garlic cloves( paste)
1" ginger (paste)
1 large onion(paste)
1 tomato (cubed)
1 tsp. coriander powder
1/2 tsp. cumin powder
1/2 tsp. garam masala powder
1/2 tsp. chilly powder
1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
1 green chilly

Method:
Take the oil in a kadhai(wok), add the whole garam masala. Then add the aromatics, onion, ginger and garlic paste.Fry till golden, add the dry masalas except garam masala powder.Fry adding a little water to prevent burning.Then add the chicken pieces and potato, add salt,water then cover and cook. When properly cooked add tomato, green chilly and garam masala powder,simmer for 2 mins.  

Mustard Fish(Fish in mustard gravy)

Ingredients:
4 slices of fish(Rohu,Katla,Hilsa or any small fish)
2 tsp. mustard oil(vegetable oil can also be used)
1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
1/2 tsp. salt

For Gravy:
1 tsp.mustard oil
1/2 tsp. kalonji(nigella) seeds
1 onion(sliced)
2 garlic cloves(sliced)optional
1/2 tsp. turmeric
1 tbsp black mustard( soaked in water with 1/2 tsp. salt and 1 green chilly)ground to paste
2 green chilly

Method:
Marinate the fish pieces with the salt and turmeric, fry it in oil.
For the gravy,heat 1 tsp. oil in pan,add the kalonji, onion and garlic. Fry it till golden, then add the mustard paste, turmeric, salt and 1 cup of water.Add the fried fish pieces and the whole green chilly, cook for a few minutes.If you like a strong mustard oil flavour, you can add a few dropsof raw muctard oil in the end.
 Note: This dish can also be prepared without the onion and garlic, in which case the gravy is quite thick in consistency. 

Fish Curry

Ingredients:
For Fish fry:
4 slices of fish(Rohu,Katla or any fresh water fish)
1/2 tsp. turmeric
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. oil
1 potato(peeled and cut into 4)

 For Curry:
1 tbsp. oil
1/2 tsp. cumin
1 bay leaf
2 dry red chilly
1 onion+1" ginger+2 cloves garlic+1 tomato (paste)
1/2 tsp. turmeric
1 tsp. coriander powder
1/2 tsp. cumin powder
1/2 tsp. kashmiri chilly powder
1/2 tsp. garam masala powder

 Method:
Apply salt and turmeric to the fish pieces and potato and fry it on high flame in oil till they are golden. In the same pan add 1 tbsp. of oil, add the cumin red chilly and bay leaf and give it a minute to become aromatic. Then add rest of the ingredients one by one and fry it on low flame till raw smell goes. Add 1 cup water, add the fried fish pieces and potatoes and cook for 10 mins. till potatoes get cooked.