
Mithila Fish Bharta
Roasted and mashed river fish with mustard oil, green chilli, and onion. Rustic Mithila fish preparation eaten with rice.
Ise machli bharta, machh bharta naam se bhi khoja jata hai.
Time 35 min · Serves 3 · 203 kcal · Mithila, Bihar
Ingredients
Garnish
- Coriander Leaves (optional) (garnish) — 2 tbsp (chopped)
Main
- fish — 250 g (chopped)
- green chillies — 10 g
- Lemon (optional) — 10 g
- salt (optional) (whole)
- onion — 100 g (chopped)
- coriander powder — 1 tsp (ground)
- Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch) — 1 tsp (ground)
- Turmeric Powder — 0.5 tsp (ground)
Tempering
- Mustard Oil — 2 tbsp (whole)
- Cumin Seeds — 1 tsp (whole)
Method
- Rub the fish pieces with a little salt and turmeric.
- Heat mustard oil in a pan and shallow-fry the fish until browned and cooked through. Remove and debone.
- Mash the fish coarsely in a bowl.
- In the same oil, lightly fry the chopped onion (and cumin); add to the mashed fish.
- Add finely chopped green chilli, coriander leaves, red chilli powder, coriander powder, salt and a squeeze of lemon.
- Mix in a little raw mustard oil and serve with steamed rice.
Common questions
- Mithila Fish Bharta ko English mein kya kehte hain?
- मिथिला मछली भर्ता ko English mein Mithila Fish Bharta likhte hain.
- Ek plate Mithila Fish Bharta mein kitni calories hoti hain?
- 203 kcal per plate.
- Kitna time lagta hai?
- 35 min lagta hai — 15 min taiyari, 20 min pakana.
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