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Fish Stuffed Kochuri (Macher Kochuri) Recipe of North Kolkata

Ideal For

Lunch

Food Type

Non-Veg

Ingredients

How To Cook

  • 250 gms Katla or Bhetki fish fillet

  • 1 tsp turmeric powder

  • 1 large onion finely chopped

  • 1 tsp ginger paste

  • 1 tsp garlic paste

  • ½ tsp red chili powder

  • ½ tsp cumin powder

  • ½ tsp coriander powder

  • 2 green chillies (chopped)

  • ¼ tsp garam masala

  • A pinch of sugar

  • Salt to taste

  • 2 tbsp Doctors’ Choice Kachi Ghani Mustard Oil
  • Marinate the fish with salt and ½ tsp turmeric powder

  • Take a frying pan and heat 1 tbsp of Doctors’ Choice Kachi Ghani Mustard Oil. Add the fish into the pan and fry it on a medium to high flame

  • Once done, remove the fish and take out the bones and skin. Mash it into a paste with your fingers

  • In the same frying pan add some more oil and heat it

  • Add the onions and fry. Once they change color, add in the ginger-garlic paste

  • Keep it for a couple of mins and then add in the powdered spices

  • Keep stirring till the fish stops leaving an odour and the oil starts to separate

  • Add the fish to the spice mix and stir fry

  • Season it with some salt and sugar. Add some chopped chillies if the fish is still smelling and then add in some garam masala. Once done, let it all cool

  • Take the maida and make a hole in the center. Add in all the ingredients except water

  • Mix it well and make a dough

  • Once the dough is mixed well, set is aside for 15-20 mins

  • Cut the dough into small pieces. Portion out the filling and set them aside as well

  • Roll the small dough into thin discs. Add the filling in the center, cover the filling and twist from the top

  • Turn it over and roll it again with the filling inside

  • Heat the oil for deep frying and when the oil is hot, slide in the kachuri and fry till it puffs up

  • Enjoy delicious maacher kachuri with aachar or masaledaar potato curry
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