Fish (Besara) curry Recipe

Name: Fish (besara) Curry Recipe
Total time: 1800 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Odia

Macha besara (in Odia ) is a fish curry where fish is cooked with mustard sauce . Traditionally a dry mango is added for sourness taste, which gives a very unique taste to the fish curry.

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1 day 6hr total

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Ingredients For Fish (Besara) curry Recipe

700 nos gm Rohu Fish
1.5 tbsp & mustard seeds
1 nos piece dry mango
1 nos roughly chopped tomato
0.71 piece Garlic
1 nos finely chopped onion
2 nos green chilli
2 nos Tsp turmeric powder
1 nos tsp Red chilli powder
1 nos Tsp coriander powder
1 nos tsp cumin powder
1 nos tsp Panch Phoran
0.8 nos piece curry leaves
2 nos bay
2 nos dry red chilli
0.75 nos tbsp Mustard Oil
1 nos Tsp sugar
as required as needed Salt
as required As needed Mustard seeds

Directions : Fish (Besara) curry Recipe

STEP 1.First marinate fish(here I have taken Rohu fish) with 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder & salt as per taste. Keep aside for 10 minutes.
STEP 2.Soak 1 & 1/2 tbsp mustard seeds & dry red chilli for 5/10 minutes. Then grind soaked mustard seed, dry red chilli with tomato, garlic cloves and make a smooth paste.
STEP 3.Heat a pan add mustard oil. Shallow fry marinated fish till golden brown. Then keep aside.
STEP 4.Again heat a pan add 2/3 mustard oil. Add 1 tsp panch phoran. When they starts sputtering add bay leaf, curry leaves & finely chopped onion. Fry onions till light brown.
STEP 5.Then add all dry spices (turmeric powder, red chilli powder, cumin powder, coriander powder). Mix well everything & fry adding some water for 3/5 minutes until oil separates from masala.
STEP 6.Then add prepared ground paste & stir for only 10/30 secs. Then add 2 cup water(for more gravy). Add salt as per taste, sugar, 2 whole green chilli & dry mango.Let the water boil properly.
STEP 7.Then add fried fish & cook for 3/4 minutes. At the end garnish with corinader leaves.
STEP 8.Switch off the gas & cover the curry leave for 5/10 minutes. Then serve hot with rice.

Nutrition
value

calories per serving

3 g Fat1 g Protein1 g Carbs< 1 g FiberOther

Current Totals

3 g Fat
1 g Protein
1 g Carbs
< 1 g Fiber

MacroNutrients

Carbs
1 g
Protein
1 g
Fiber
1 g

Fats

Fat
3 g

Vitamins & Minerals

Calcium
28 mg
Iron
1 mg
Vitamin A
3 mcg
Vitamin B1
0 mg
Vitamin B2
0 mg
Vitamin B3
0 mg
Vitamin B6
0 mg
Vitamin B9
7 mcg
Vitamin B12
0 mcg
Vitamin C
0 mg
Vitamin E
0 mg
Copper
0 mcg
Magnesium
18 mg
Manganese
0 mg
Phosphorus
50 mg
Selenium
5 mcg
Zinc
0 mg

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. All nutritional information presented are estimates and not meant to substitute professional dietary advice or treatment

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