Doi Maach

About this Recipe...

Today I am posting another bengali delicacy from my kitchen, a traditional and authentic fish recipe 'Doi Maach'. Here fish is cooked in spicy yogurt based gravy and the taste is very delicious that you want to have it again-n-again.

Traditionally Doi Maach is cooked with fresh water fish like rohu but here I didn't get rohu fish, hence decided to make it with tilapia. I think any thick, meaty fish works best for this recipe, however you can use your favorite fish like salmon, pomfret, all works great in this recipe.

From so many days I wanted to make doi maach, so today I thought to make it for our lunch. I bought this whole tilapia fish from Asian market and the fillets are cut perfectlly to cook this delicious curry. This is my version of Doi Maach, I made few minor changes in this recipe but the taste is as great as always.

Ingredients

• 5 Pieces Tilapia Fish fillet
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp Turmeric powder for marinating the fish + 1 tsp for the curry
• 1 Tbsp Mustard oil for frying the fish + 2Tbsp for making the curry
• 1 Bay leaf
• 1 One inch long cinnamon stick
• 3-4 cloves
• 1 Green cardamom
• 1/4 Cup Onion paste
• 1 Tbsp Ginger-garlic paste
• 1/2 Cup Yogurt
• 1/4 Cup Cashew nut and poppy seed paste
• 1 tsp Red chili powder
• 8-10 Raisins
• 1/2 tsp Sugar
• 2-3 green chillies slitted 

Directions

1. First of all marinade the fish fillet with salt and turmeric powder and keep it aside for 15-20 minutes.
2. Now in a pan, heat mustard oil and lightly fry the fish fillets. When done take them out from the pan and keep it aside.
3. Now on the same pan add some more oil if required and add bay leaf, cardamom, cinnamon stick and cloves for tempering.
4. Sauté them for few seconds and add onion paste to it. Fry it till the raw smell disappears from it.
5. Next add the ginger-garlic paste to it followed by turmeric and red chili powder and fry the spices till the oil starts leaving the sides of the pan.
6. Next whisk the 1/2 cup yogurt with some water and add this to the pan and mix well with everything.
7. Cover the pan with the lid and cook it for few minutes till the gravy starts boiling.
8. Now add the cashew nut and poppy seed paste to it, followed by salt, sugar and raisins to it and mix it nicely.
9. If you feel the gravy is too thick then add some water to it.
10. Let it come to a simmer and now add the fried fish fillets and Slitted green chillies to it.
11. Cook it for 4-5 minutes and switch off the flame.
12. Your doi Mach is ready to serve. Enjoy it with hot rice.