Hi Friends,
Today I am posting a traditional Bengali Koi mach recipe – it is Koi Mouri. It is one of the best recipe of Koi mach. It is very quick and easy to prepare and with few ingredients. It is a medium spicy dish and incredibly delicious. In this recipe I have used potato, you can omit this.
Cooking time – 30 minutes. Serve – 4.
Ingredients –
- Koi mach – 4
- Potato – 1 (cut into 4 pieces)
- Tomato – 1 (chopped)
- Bay leaf – 1
- Fennel seeds – (2+1/2) tsp.
- Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp.
- Cumin powder – 1/4 tsp.
- Green chilly – 4
- Slit green chilly – 4
- Salt to taste.
- oil – 1/2 cup.
- Grated ginger – 1/2 tsp.
Instructions –
By adding 1/2 cup of water make a paste of ginger,tomato,4 green chilly and 2 tbsp.of fennel seeds together. To this mix turmeric and cumin powder. Keep the masala mix aside. Clean and wash the fish well. marinate with 1/2 tsp.of salt and a pinch of turmeric powder, keep aside until use.
Heat oil in a frying pan, when it is hot reduce the heat. Fry the fish till light brown on both sides. Take out the fried fish ,keep aside. Add 1/2 tsp.of fennel seeds and bay leaf in the remaining oil. When the fennel looks brown add the cubed potato and fry for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the masala mix, saute till oil separates. Add 2 cups of water, allow it to boil. Add the fried fish,salt and slit green chilly. Cover the frying pan and keep cooking till all the water evaporates (stir in between).
Delicious Bengali recipe –Koi Mouri is ready, serve with hot rice.
