Fish Bhorta | Macher Bhorta
Author: Fun Love and Cooking
Recipe type: Entree
Cuisine: Indian
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- (4 pieces) 400 gm Fresh Tilapia/Rohu Fish Fillet
- 3 - 4 Tablespoons Mustard Oil
- 11/2 Tablespoon Garlic Paste
- 1 Tablespoon Ginger Paste
- 125 gm Chopped Onion
- Salt (As needed)
- ½ Teaspoon Chili Flakes [the_ad id="2092"]
- 1 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1 Teaspoon Red Chili Powder
- 1 Teaspoon Roasted Cumin & Coriander Powder
- 2 Green Chilies
- ½ Teaspoon Lime Juice
- ½ Medium Size Tomato (deseeded)
- Green Peas (boiled) (optional)
- Chopped Coriander leaves
- 1 Teaspoon Chaat Masala
- At first clean the fish; now rub the fish with ½ teaspoon turmeric powder and salt, keep the aside.
- Heat a skillet, add 4 - 5 Tablespoon of Mustard Oil and shallow fry the fish fillet until both sides are cooked.
- Take out the fish from pan and keep it in pepper towel. Now mash the fish and take keep in a plate.
- In the same pan add additional 2 tablespoons of mustard oil.
- When the oil is hot enough add chili flakes, chopped garlic sauté for 30 second.
- Add chopped onion and cook for sometime until the onion has become translucent and becomes soft. [the_ad id="2092"]
- Put 1 tablespoon of garlic paste and cook for few second until the raw flavored has gone.
- Now its time for add all the dry spices - turmeric powder, red chili powder, roasted cumin and coriander powder, salt. Then cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Add chopped deseeded tomato and sauté them until the tomato become soft. Don’t add too much of tomato it's very tangy.
- Now add the mashed fish and mix them well.
- Add few drops of lime juice and chat masala.
- Garish your Fish Bhorta or Macher Bhorta with green chilies, green peas and chopped coriander leave.
Recipe by Fun Love and Cooking at https://www.funloveandcooking.com/fish-bhorta-macher-bhorta-recipe/
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