Fish Bhorta | Macher Bhorta
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Recipe type: Entree
Cuisine: Indian
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Ingredients
  • (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
Instructions
  1. At first clean the fish; now rub the fish with ½ teaspoon turmeric powder and salt, keep the aside.
  2. Heat a skillet, add 4 - 5 Tablespoon of Mustard Oil and shallow fry the fish fillet until both sides are cooked.
  3. Take out the fish from pan and keep it in pepper towel. Now mash the fish and take keep in a plate.
  4. In the same pan add additional 2 tablespoons of mustard oil.
  5. When the oil is hot enough add chili flakes, chopped garlic sauté for 30 second.
  6. Add chopped onion and cook for sometime until the onion has become translucent and becomes soft. [the_ad id="2092"]
  7. Put 1 tablespoon of garlic paste and cook for few second until the raw flavored has gone.
  8. 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.
  9. Add chopped deseeded tomato and sauté them until the tomato become soft. Don’t add too much of tomato it's very tangy.
  10. Now add the mashed fish and mix them well.
  11. Add few drops of lime juice and chat masala.
  12. Garish your Fish Bhorta or Macher Bhorta with green chilies, green peas and chopped coriander leave.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 2
Recipe by Fun Love and Cooking at https://www.funloveandcooking.com/fish-bhorta-macher-bhorta-recipe/