Step-by-Step Guide to Prepare Favorite Fish Head Lentil Curry - Bengali Style
by Christina Schmidt
Fish Head Lentil Curry - Bengali Style
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To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have fish head lentil curry - bengali style using 19 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Fish Head Lentil Curry - Bengali Style:
Make ready moong dal (split green gram), dry roasted
Make ready Rohu fish head, deep fried
Take onion, chopped
Make ready ginger-garlic paste
Take tomato paste /1/2 cup tomato puree
Prepare mustard oil
Make ready panch phoron (equal quantities of fennel, fenugreek, cumin, mustard & nigella seeds)
Make ready cinnamon
Take green cardamoms
Take cloves
Make ready bay leaves
Take dry red chilli, broken into half
Take roasted coriander-cumin powder
Prepare turmeric powder
Prepare salt
Make ready garam masala powder
Take red chilli powder
Prepare green chilies, slit (opt)
Prepare ghee (clarified butter)
Instructions to make Fish Head Lentil Curry - Bengali Style:
Dry roast the moong dal (split green gram). Boil in 1 1/2 cups water for 4-5 whistles. When cool, whisk well along with salt and turmeric powder and keep aside.
Deep fry the fish head after marinating with a pinch of salt & turmeric powder.
Temper the oil with panch phoron, dry red chilli, cinnamon, cardamoms, cloves and bay leaves. Saute for a few seconds.
Add onion and saute till light brown.
Add the ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander-cumin powder, tomato paste & garam masala powder mixed with 2-3 tbsp. water.
Add the boiled dal, salt, green chilies (opt) and the fried fish head.
When done, add ghee and mix well. Serve hot with plain steamed rice.
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