Machha Besara (Non -Veg)

Ingredients: 1 kg rohu or bhakura fish (rohi /bhakura) 1 onion (piaja) 2 tomatoes (tamatara) 2 teaspoon red chilly powder (lanka gunda) 1 teaspoon turmeric powder (haladi gunda) 5 garlic cloves (rasuna kola) 5 tablespoon mustard oil (sorisha tela) 3 tablespoon mustard (sorisha) ½ teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera) Salt to taste (luna)

Method: Cut the fish into small pieces and wash thoroughly. Add turmeric powder and salt to it for marinating. Make a paste of mustard, tomatoes and garlic. Cut the onion into slices. Pre-heat a pan on medium flame. Put oil and fry the fish in batches of 2 or 3 pieces at a time for 4 to 5 minutes. Keep the fried fish aside. Putting the pan again on medium flame take a little oil . Add cumin seeds and mustard ½ tea spoonful each. When the cumin seeds and mustard start cracking add the sliced onions. Stir a little. Add the tomato/mustard/garlic paste, turmeric powder, red chilly powder and salt to it. Also add 3 to 4 cups of water. Keep the pan on flame for about 10 to 12 minutes. When the curry starts boiling add the fried fishes and boil it further for about 3 minutes. Machha Besara is now ready to be served with rice. Garnish it with coriander leaves before serving.