Machcha Besarou

Machcha Besarou

Chef	:	Chef Swajib Chatterjee, Hotel Swasti - Orissa
Recipe Servings	:	4
Recipe Cook Time	:	1 Hour, 20 minutes
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This fried fish marinated in turmeric and cooked in mustard,garlic and tomatoes is a typical Oriya dish and goes extremely well with rice.

Ingredients

• 1 rohu fish
  
  4 Tbsp mustard oil
  
  
  For the marination:
  
  Turmeric powder
  
  Salt
  
  
  For the gravy:
  
  1 Tbsp mustard oil
  
  1/4 tsp rai (mustard seeds)
  
  1/4 tsp kalonji (samal fennel)
  
  1/4 tsp methi seeds (fenugreek seeds)
  
  1/4 tsp fennel powder
  
  1/4 tsp cumin powder
  
  4 whole red chillies
  
  2 tsp curry leaves
  
  2 tsp chopped garlic
  
  2 tsp mustard paste
  
  1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  
  1/4 tsp red chilli powder
  
  1/3 tsp salt
  
  1/2 cup water
  
  Tomato, chopped into 8 pieces
  
  3 green chillies
  
  Coriander leaves
  
  Lemon juice

Method

Clean the fish and marinate it in turmeric powder and salt.

In a pan, heat the oil, add the marinated fish and fry it well.

Take the fish out and keep aside.

Heat the mustard oil in another pan and to this add therai, kalonji, methi, fennel powder, cumin, red chillies, curry leaves, garlic and mustard paste. saute well.

Then add turmeric, red chilli powder, salt, water, tomatoes and green chillies.

Cover and cook for 2 minutes. Now add the fried fish and cook it for 10 minutes (covered).

Garnish with coriander leaves and lemon juice. Serve hot.

Key Ingredients: fish, mustard oil, turmeric, fennel, red chilli,garlic, mustard powder, curry leaves, salt, tomato, green chillies, coriander leaves, lemon juice