How to Prepare Tasty Moong Dal with fish head-Mach ER matha diye dal

How to Prepare Tasty Moong Dal with fish head-Mach ER matha diye dal Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Moong Dal with fish head-Mach ER matha diye dal. We Bongs can eat our portion of Fish in any and every form. Fishhead or other body organs of fish are used widely in Bengali cuisine. Macher Matha diye Bhaja Muger Dal aka Moong Dal with Fishhead is a signature Bengali dish prepared with fishhead apart from several other dishes such as Macher Teler chorchori, Muri Ghonto, etc.

Macher muro diye dal or fish head with lentils is a specialty dal prepared with moong dal and mainly rohu fish head.

Bengalis are known to eat fish in all its forms including the head and this.

While the fleshy part of the fish is being used for various other preparation, the fish head, specially that of katla is being cooked with spices and mixed with mung dal to create another signature bengali delicacy - machh er matha diye daal.

You can cook Moong Dal with fish head-Mach ER matha diye dal using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Moong Dal with fish head-Mach ER matha diye dal

1. You need 1 of large fish head.

2. You need 1 cup of moong daal.

3. You need 1 tsp of jeera.

4. Prepare 2 of bay leaves.

5. You need 2 tsp of turmeric powder.

6. It’s 1 of dry red chilli.

7. You need 1 tsp of ginger paste.

8. Prepare 3 tsp of sugar.

9. You need 1 tbsp of salt.

10. Prepare As required of Mustard oil to cook.

Heat oil in a pan and fry the.

Take out of the flame and wash.

Pour in the warm water and salt; boil till the dal is cooked.

Add extra water if the dal tends to dry out.

Moong Dal with fish head-Mach ER matha diye dal step by step

1. First, we are going to marinate the fish head with 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder and a pinch of salt. Heat a pan with 1 tablespoon of mustard oil, fry the fish head and keep it aside..

2. In a pressure cooker add the dal add a pinch of salt and turmeric powder and 1 cup of water and for 5 to 6 whistle boil the Dal well..

3. Take a pan add 2 tablespoons of mustard oil then add the bay leaves jeera and the dry red chilli saute for a minute then add the ginger paste add a dash of water saute for few seconds..

4. Then add the dal adjust the taste of salt and sugar you can add water if it is required..

5. Once it gets a good boil add the fish..

6. On a medium flame cook for 5 minutes then serve hot with the Steam rice..

Add the deep fried fish head to the dal; Heat a skillet, pour in the oil.

As the seeds starts sputtering add to the boiled dal.

Marinate the fish head with turmeric powder and salt.

Set aside in a separate dish.

Meanwhile roast the moong dal/yellow lentils over very low flame in a saucepan/kadahi.