Macher Muro diye Dal (Fish Head Lentil Curry - Bengali Style)
Macher Muro diye Dal (Fish Head Lentil Curry - Bengali Style)

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To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook macher muro diye dal (fish head lentil curry - bengali style) using 19 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

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

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