Doi Maach or Fish in Curd Gravy

Name: How to cook Doi Maach or Fish in Curd Gravy - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Kumkum Chatterjee

Doi Maach or Fish in Curd Gravy

#spiceweek3 #cinnamon This is a traditional Bengali recipe of fish cooked in a curd based gravy.Popular fish to make this authentic dish is Rohu or Katla, both belonging to the Indian Carp family in Bengal. But other fish like Aar,Bhetki or Salmon may also be used.The gravy is light ,flavourful with the lingering aroma of half crushed whole cinnamon, cardamom and clove. This is an essential part to make this mildly sweet and sour onion and curd based recipe where the flavor of cinnamon,cardamom and cloves predominate.Serve this quick delicious Doi Maach alongwith steamed rice or pulao in lunch or dinner or on special occasions.

Ingredient

Food ration :

4 servings

Cooking time :

30 minutes

600 gms

Katla or Indian Carp Fish

medium onions

1 tbsp

ginger paste

1/2 cup

curd

tomato pureed

1 tsp

turmeric powder

1/2 tsp

red chilli powder

2 inch

stick cinnamon

green cardamoms

3-4

cloves

1 tsp

Shahi garam masala

5-6 tbsp

mustard oil

1 tbsp

raisins

3-4

green and red chillies

1 tsp

coriander chopped

To taste

salt

1 tsp

sugar

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Marinate Katla or Rohu Fish (Indian Carp) with 1 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp turmeric for 10 minutes.Grind ginger, then grind cubed onion coarsely alongwith cubed tomato and curd. Heat mustard oil,sprinkle salt so that fish do not splutter while frying.Fry on high heat till light brown on both sides.Set aside.In the remaining oil sprinkle half crushed whole garam masala.

* Step 2

When they splutter,add the ground paste and bay leaves.Add turmeric,red chilli powder,salt and sugar to taste.Fry till oil leaves sides.Add fish and 1 cup water.Boil till gravy is thick.Sprinkle raisins, garam masala and chopped coriander.Boil and garnish with few green and red chillies.Serve hot with steamed rice or pulao in lunch or dinner.