Doi Machch Recipe
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An easy to make traditional Bengali fish, cooked in curd. Best served with plain rice.
- Total Cook Time 40 mins
- Prep Time 10 mins
- Cook Time 30 mins
- Recipe Servings2
- Easy
Ingredients of Doi Machch
- 500 gm fish (Rohu/Carp)-sliced into desired sized pieces; washed, wiped and rubbed
- A pinch of turmeric
- Salt to taste
- 1 cup curd
- 3 Tbsp onion paste
- 1 Tbsp ginger paste
- 1 tsp garlic paste
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 4 Tbsp mustard oil
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 cloves
- 4 cardamoms
- 1 tsp cinnamon-broken
- 1 Tbsp sugar
How to Make Doi Machch
1.
1. Mix together the curd, onion, ginger, garlic, chilli powder, turmeric and keep aside.
2.
2. Heat oil and fry the fish over high heat till brown. Lift fish out of oil and keep aside.
3.
3. In the same oil, add the bay leaves, cumin, cloves, cardamom and cinnamon. When the seeds splutter, add the curd mixture and saute till fat separates.
4.
4. Add the fish and saute till cooked through, add sugar and salt and serve hot.