Fish Head Lentil Curry - Bengali Style
Fish Head Lentil Curry - Bengali Style

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Fish Head Lentil Curry - Bengali Style is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Fish Head Lentil Curry - Bengali Style is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

How To Make Bengali Mung dal cooked with fish-head. This delicious recipe is a must try. Bengalis are known to eat fish in all its forms including the head.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have fish head lentil curry - bengali style using 19 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Fish Head Lentil Curry - Bengali Style:
  1. Take 1/2 cup moong dal (split green gram), dry roasted
  2. Take 1 Rohu fish head, deep fried
  3. Take 1 onion, chopped
  4. Get 1 tsp. ginger-garlic paste
  5. Take 1 tsp. tomato paste /1/2 cup tomato puree
  6. Make ready 4 tbsp. mustard oil
  7. Prepare 1/2 tsp. panch phoron (equal quantities of fennel, fenugreek, cumin, mustard & nigella seeds)
  8. Prepare 1" cinnamon
  9. Prepare 2 green cardamoms
  10. Prepare 4 cloves
  11. Get 2 bay leaves
  12. Prepare 1 dry red chilli, broken into half
  13. Prepare 1 tbsp. roasted coriander-cumin powder
  14. Make ready 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
  15. Prepare to taste salt
  16. Make ready 1/2 tsp. garam masala powder
  17. Take 1 tsp. red chilli powder
  18. Get 1-2 green chilies, slit (opt)
  19. Take 1 tsp. ghee (clarified butter)

Tilapia is a more delicate fish so I was worried whether it would stand up to the pan frying and then steaming with the curry gravy and also whether the kalonji and curry flavors of the recipe would. Fish curry is famous and one of the favorite in Bengalis. The most popular dish in East & West Bengal "Machher Jhol". This delicious fish curry recipe cooked with simple ingredients and simple process.

Steps to make Fish Head Lentil Curry - Bengali Style:
  1. 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.
  2. Deep fry the fish head after marinating with a pinch of salt & turmeric powder.
  3. Temper the oil with panch phoron, dry red chilli, cinnamon, cardamoms, cloves and bay leaves. Saute for a few seconds.
  4. Add onion and saute till light brown.
  5. Add the ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander-cumin powder, tomato paste & garam masala powder mixed with 2-3 tbsp. water.
  6. Add the boiled dal, salt, green chilies (opt) and the fried fish head.
  7. When done, add ghee and mix well. Serve hot with plain steamed rice.

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