Doi Maach Recipe
Doi Maach, a classic Bengali fish delicacy, is cooked with fresh fish steaks simmering in a yogurt-based sauce with mild spices.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Active Time30 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Bengali
Keyword: Bengali Recipes, Fish Recipes
Yield: 3
Author: Amrita
- 3-4 nos Fish Steaks
- ½ cup Curd (Yogurt) hung curd preferably
- ¼ cup Mustard Oil
- ¼ cup Onion Paste
- 1 teaspoon Ginger Paste
- 1½ teaspoon Garlic Paste
- 2 no Green Chilli
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- ⅔ teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
- 1 no Bay Leaf
- 1 inch Cinnamon Stick
- 1-2 no Cardamom
- 1-2 no Clove
- Salt to taste
- ½ teaspoon Sugar
Take fish steaks in a bowl and smear them with salt and turmeric powder.
Now add yogurt, onion paste, ginger paste, garlic paste, red chilli powder and sugar marinate the fish steaks for 10 minutes.
Heat oil in a pan and add bay leaf, cinnamon stick, cardamom, clove.
Once the oil is fragrant, add the marinated fishes along with entire marinade. Also, add the green chilli now.
Add ⅔ cup of water and slowly cook under low heat for 20-25 minutes.
When the gravy thickens and releases oil, remove from the heat and set aside and add a dollop of ghee on top. Later serve with rice or pulao.