Meen Mouli
Background: Meen
Mouli is a traditional non-vegetarian dish of East-Bengal (modern Bangladesh).
However, the creative beauty and taste of this item didn’t reach to many
Indians.
Ingredients:
750 gms Rohu
or Katla Fish
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Chopped onion: 250 gms
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Ginger paste: 2 table spoon
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Salt to taste
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Turmeric powder: 1 teaspoon
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Coriander powder: 2 table spoon
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Cumin seeds: I teaspoon
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Mustard Oil: 6table spoon
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Chopped Green chili: 1table spoon
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Cinnamon powder: 1tea spoon
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Bay & curry leaves
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Dried red chilli : 2
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Milk: 1 & 1/2 cup
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Whole wheat flour: 1 table spoon
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Whole green chilli 4/6 to garnish
Method:
- Take a medium size Katla fish. If Katla is not available, Rohu would be the best alternative. Cut the fish into little big size and clean properly.
- Marinate the fish for ten minutes through turmeric powder and salt. Fry the marinated fish in a low flame
- Take a non-stick pan and heat at least 4 table spoons oil and put the cumin seeds, bay leaves and red chillies. Let them splutter and add the chopped onions. We must remember not to fry onion for a long time. It is better to keep the original colour of onion intact.
- Add the whole wheat flour with fried onion. Stir again in a low flame for around two minutes. Add the ginger paste and green chilli paste and fry for a while and add coriander powder. Sprinkle some water and stir the whole preparation for another 2-3 minutes.
- Now we need to add the cold milk to it. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat, and simmer gently for few minutes and add the fried fish one by one.
- Sprinkle the cinnamon powder and cover it. Keep it covered for another five minutes on low flame. After five minutes we will add the salt according to taste.
- Serve the Meen Mouli on a flat plate with gravy. Sprinkle some mustard oil from the top and garnish it with green chillies and Curry leaves. It goes very well with hot steamed rice.
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