Yoghurt Fish Curry - Doi Machh Recipe

Ingredients 

500 gms fish

2 cups curd blended smooth

4 tbsp mustard oil

a little flour

1 bay leaf

1 cinnamon

1 cardomom

2 ginger grounded to paste

1 onion grounded to paste

2 tsp red chilly powder

1 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp cummin powder

1 tsp sugar

Salt To Taste

chopped coriander leaves for garnishing.

Method

• Cut fish onto cubes, or as traditional cross-section.
• Roll pieces separately in flour.
• Heat 2 Tbl.sp oil.
• Fry fish till pale golden.
• Drain and keep aside.
• Add remaining oil and fry bay leaf, cardamom and cinnamon.
• Add ginger, onion, chilli powder turmeric and cummin.
• A little water may be added if it becomes too dry.
• Fry for a while.
• Add blended curd.
• Simmer on slow fire till oil comes up on top.
• Add fish with a little water,salt and sugar.
• Simmer till gravy is thick golden.
• Serve yogurt fish with plain rice.
• garnish with coriander leaves.