Macher Matha Diye Moong Dal Recipe

Name: Macher Matha Diye Moong Dal Recipe
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Bengali

Recipe By Slurrp

A recipe originating from the state of Bengal in the Indian subcontinent consists of moong dal with fried fish head. A delicious recipe made with a handful of ingredients and some flavourful spices to soothe your taste buds. Are you willing to impress your guests? Then macher matha diye moong dal is worth trying. Do you know this dal finds a place in first rice ceremonies, an afternoon feast or wedding lunches? For this dal, you need the freshest fish head! But do you know the best way to ensure the fish head is fresh is? It's better to purchase live and freshwater fish. But do you know the Bengali favourite? The large katla fish head is a tasty freshwater carp typically eaten with a bhaja such as jhuri alu or beguni. So better to purchase a fresh, fine quality fish and don't miss out to eat the head.

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Ingredients For Macher Matha Diye Moong Dal Recipe

Fresh fish head
2 teaspoon Turmeric powder
As required Salt
15 gram onions finely chopped
15 gram tomato cubed
3 green chilies slitted
100 gram Split moong dal
2 tablespoon Mustard oil
12 gram Ginger paste
2 tablespoon Cumin powder
0.25 teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder
Water
2 dried red chili powder
2 bay leaves
2 Cardamom
2 Cloves
1 stick Cinnamon
0.5 teaspoon cumin seeds
Sugar

Directions : Macher Matha Diye Moong Dal Recipe

Steps to prepare

STEP 1.Wash the fish head and marinate with turmeric powder and salt

STEP 1.Make a paste of ginger paste,cumin powder,kashmiri red chili powder and water

STEP 2.Fry the marinated fish head

Cooking directions

STEP 1.Fry roast the moong dal in a frying pan. Boil the moong dal in a pressure cooker with salt and water

STEP 1.Heat the pan with mustard oil. Add dry red chilies,2 bay leaves,2 cardamom,2 cloves,1 cinnamon sticks,½ tsp cumin seeds and let them temp

STEP 3.Add the chopped onions and fry till light brown. Add tomatoes and cook until they are soft

STEP 1.Add the spices paste prepared before, cook until the raw smell goes away. Add fried fish head and mix well.

Storage and serving method

STEP 1.Serve this delicious recipe with some steamed rice for lunch or dinner.

Nutrition
value

863

calories per serving

11 g Fat39 g Protein176 g Carbs97 g FiberOther

Current Totals

11 g Fat
39 g Protein
176 g Carbs
97 g Fiber

MacroNutrients

Carbs
176 g
Protein
39 g
Fiber
97 g

Fats

Fat
11 g

Vitamins & Minerals

Calcium
1666 mg
Iron
30 mg
Vitamin A
1331 mcg
Vitamin B1
1 mg
Vitamin B2
0 mg
Vitamin B3
6 mg
Vitamin B6
1 mg
Vitamin B9
173 mcg
Vitamin B12
0 mcg
Vitamin C
48 mg
Vitamin E
4 mg
Copper
2 mcg
Magnesium
529 mg
Manganese
35 mg
Phosphorus
749 mg
Selenium
63 mcg
Zinc
8 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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