Curd Fish (Doi Maach)

Doi Maach - is a popular recipe of Bengalis and it has good nutrition value as well. It is very easy to prepare and tastes delicious. Generally rohu fish is used to prepare Doi maach but you can use Katla or any other fishes as per your choice.This is my personal favorite recipe as it gives little tangy taste.

Ingredients-

• Rohu fish pieces-4
• Oil for frying fish-2-3 tbsp(Mustard oil or white oil)
• Ghee 1-2tbsp
• Bay leaves-1
• Onion 1 thin sliced
• Ginger paste- 1tbsp
• Cumin seeds paste- 1tbsp
• Whole garam masala(2cardamom,1 small stick of cinnamon,2 cloves)
• Turmeric powder 2tsp
• Kashmiri red chilli powder-1tsp
• Garam masala powder 1tsp
• Thick curd- 1/2 cup
• Salt to taste
• Sugar 1-2tsp
• Green chillies 2-3
• Coriander leaves for garnish

How to cook -

First clean the fish pieces with water and rub little salt and turmeric powder properly and gently and keep aside for sometime.Then fry the fish pieces gently, dont overfry the fishes, when golden color forms, switch off the flame and keep the fish pieces aside.

In a kadai/pan pour some ghee (oil can be used as well for health conscious people) and add bay leaf and whole garam masala.Then add onion sliced and fry till  slight golden or transparent. Then add ginger and cumin paste, turmeric powder, kashmiri red chilli powder, salt and cook them until oil separates.

Now blend or whisk the curd until smooth and add it, mix it well and cook for 5minutes. When the masalas are little dry add water .When it comes to boil add the fried fish pieces and cook them until the gravy is thick. Add little sugar and at last garam masala powder and mix it well and switch off the flame and add 1tsp ghee. 

Garnish Doi Maach(Curd Fish) with chopped coriander leaves.

Serve this with steamed rice .

Tips-

1. Dont fry the fish pieces too much for this recipe.
2. After adding yoghurt immedietly stir it . to make the gravy smooth. 
3. For more rich taste you can add raisins soaked in water as well in the end of cooking and mix it and cook for more 5 minutes.

Thank you. Happy cooking my friends.