How much cooking time?

40 min — 10 min prep, 30 min cooking.

Doi Maach (Bengali Yogurt Fish Curry)

Name: Doi Maach (Bengali Yogurt Fish Curry)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: West Bengal Indian
Ingredients: 1cup Curd; 1tsp Turmeric Powder; 6piece Garlic; 1tbsp Kashmiri Mirch (Premium Silk Grade Powder); 2tbsp raisins; 0.5tsp sugar; 400g Rohu Fish; salt; 2piece Cardamom; 2piece green chillies; 0.5piece Ginger; 1piece cinnamon stick; 3tbsp Mustard Oil; 1piece onion; 1tsp Cumin Seeds

This traditional Bengali recipe is a fish curry made with yogurt and spices, originating from the eastern part of India. It has a creamy texture and a flavor that is both tangy and slightly sweet.

Time 40 min · Serves 6 · 196 kcal · Bengal, West Bengal

Ingredients

Main

Curd — 1 cup (whole)
Turmeric Powder — 1 tsp (ground)
Garlic — 6 piece (chopped)
Kashmiri Mirch (Premium Silk Grade Powder) — 1 tbsp (ground)
raisins — 2 tbsp (chopped)
sugar — 0.5 tsp (whole)
Rohu Fish — 400 g (sliced)
salt (optional) (whole)
Cardamom — 2 piece (ground)
green chillies — 2 piece (sliced)
Ginger — 0.5 piece (chopped)
cinnamon stick — 1 piece (ground)
Mustard Oil — 3 tbsp (whole)
onion — 1 piece (sliced)

Tempering

Cumin Seeds — 1 tsp (whole)

Method

To begin making the Bengali Doi Maach recipe, heat 1 tablespoon oil in a heavy bottomed pan.Add garlic, ginger and onion and saute it for a minute.
Let it cool down and then make a paste of this using a mixer grinder.Marinate fish with raisin, turmeric, red chilli powder, salt and 1 tablespoon oil for 15 to 30 minutes in a mixing bowl.
Mix everything properly.Add 1 tablespoon oil to the same pan that is used for frying onion and heat it.Add cumin seeds and let it sputter.
Add cinnamon, clove, green cardamom and saute for a few seconds.Reduce the flame to very slow.
Add the marinated fish with curd to the pan.
Cook for about 10 minute at medium flame.After 10 minutes, add green chillies, 1/2 teaspoon sugar and mix.
Cook for another 4 to 5 minutes at slow flame.After 4 to 5 minutes, switch off the stove and it is ready to be served.Serve Bengali Doi Maach along with Chingiri Paturi and hot steamed rice for a perfect Bengali weekday lunch or dinner.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Doi Maach (Bengali Yogurt Fish Curry)?: 196 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 40 min — 10 min prep, 30 min cooking.

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