Steps to Make Perfect Macher Muro diye Dal (Fish Head Lentil Curry - Bengali Style)
by Chris Carpenter
Macher Muro diye Dal (Fish Head Lentil Curry - Bengali Style)
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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook macher muro diye dal (fish head lentil curry - bengali style) using 19 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Macher Muro diye Dal (Fish Head Lentil Curry - Bengali Style):
Take 1/2 cup moong dal (split green gram), dry roasted
Prepare 1 Rohu fish head, deep fried
Make ready 1 onion, chopped
Make ready 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
Take 1 tsp tomato paste / 1/2 cup tomato puree
Make ready 4 tbsp mustard oil
Take 1/2 tsp panch phoron (equal quantities of fennel, fenugreek, cumin, mustard & nigella seeds)
Get 1" cinnamon
Get 2 green cardamoms
Get 4 cloves
Get 2 bay leaves
Get 1 dry red chilli, broken into half
Take 1 tbsp roasted coriander-cumin powder
Make ready 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
Get to taste salt
Take 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
Prepare 1 tsp red chilli powder
Prepare 1-2 green chilies, slit (opt)
Get 1 tsp ghee
Steps to make Macher Muro diye Dal (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.
Heat oil in a pan and temper with the panch phoron, bay leaves, dry red chilli, cardamoms, cloves and cinnamon. Saute till they stops spluttering.
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 (broken into half). Add 1/2 cup more water. Simmer on medium flame till the gravy thickens a bit. When done, add ghee and mix well
Serve hot with plain steamed rice.
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