Chital Macher Muitha Recipe

Steps To Prepare

• STEP 1.Cut and wash the fish and pick out the bones. The flesh should be completely bone free.

Cooking Directions

• STEP 1.Once you have removed the bones from the fish, pat the flesh, to check if there are any bones left.

• STEP 1.In a mixing bowl, add the fish, mashed potatoes,2 tbsp onion paste,garlic paste and ginger paste,salt, black pepper powder and sugar. Mix well to form a paste.

• STEP 2.Heat water in a pan and make balls of the fish paste and boil them, drain and keep them aside. Do not toss away the water, keep for later use.

• STEP 3.Heat mustard oil in a pan, and fry the fish balls lightly and keep aside

• STEP 4.In the hot oil, add bay leaves,dried red chilies and 1 tsp cumin seeds.

• STEP 5.Add the onion paste,ginger paste & garlic paste, fry them. Add tomato paste, 1 tsp turmeric powder,½ tsp coriander powder, red chili powder,cumin powder and salt to taste

• STEP 6.Add 1 tsp turmeric powder,½ tsp coriander powder, red chili powder,cumin powder and salt to taste and cook for 5 minutes.

• STEP 7.Add the water you had reserved after boiling the fish balls, and cover and cook for 5 minutes. Add the fish balls and cook for 2 mins on low flame

Storage And Serving Method

• Serve hot with hot portion of rice.