Doi Maach (Doi Fish)

Doi Maach (Doi Fish)

Ingredients:

• 6 medium size fish Aar or Bhetki
• 1½ tsp Turmeric Powder
• 3 big sliced Onion (medium sized)
• Salt to taste
• Garlic 4 pods (cut into pices)
• 1 tsp Ginger dry paste
• 4 tbsp Mustard Oil
• 4 Green Chilies
• 2 tbsp Yogurt
• 15 Kismis (raisins)
• 2 Tej Pata (bay leaf)
• ½ stick Darchini (Cinnamon)
• Green Cardamom ( Choto Elanch)
• 4 Cloves (Lobongo)
• 1 tsp Cumin Powder (Jeera Powder)
• 1 tsp Sugar
• 1 tsp Coriander Powder (Dhone Powder)
• 1 cup water

Method of Preparation:

Approx Cook Time: 25 min

Prep Time: 10 min

Step 1: Wash the slices fish, then add salt and 1½ tsp of turmeric powder and mix and rub them overall and keep aside for 15 minutes.

Step 2: Heat the oil on a hot metal pan and add the fish and fry well. After fry all fish keep them aside.

Doi Maach (Doi Fish)

Step 3:  Fry onion garlic and ginger for 5 minutes with the remaining oil along with green chillies. Now take them out, let cool for a minute or so. Then put the fried garlic, onion, ginger, chillies back into a mixer and grind it with yogurt.

Step 4: Again heat oil in the pan and add raisins and tej pata. Then add cloves, cinnamon, cardamom in the hot oil till them splutters, add the ground paste garlic, onion and chillies. Stir if for 5 minutes. If dries up then add a sprinkle of water. Now add turmeric powder, jeera powder and dhone powder. Keep stirring at least 3 minutes.

Step 5: Now add 1 cup of water and mix well very carefully. Let it boil gently. Now add sugar, chillies and salt to taste. When it comes to a boil, then adds fish pieces and cover them on medium heat. Let cooking till the fish gets cooked. Adjust sugar and salt according to your taste and serve hot with fine rice.