Doi Machh (Fish in Curd Gravy) Recipe

Ingredients:
1 kg Rohu or Katla pieces
1 cup Curd
2 large Onions
1 tbsp Ginger paste
2-3 Bay leaves
4-5 Cloves
4 Cardamoms
2 inch piece of Cinnamon
1 tsp Chilli powder
1 tsp Turmeric powder
Salt to use
Oil for cooking

Method:
1. Clean and wash the fish pieces. Coat them with turmeric powder and salt.
2. Grind the onions into a fine paste. Beat the curd.
3. Heat some oil in a kadai. Fry the fish pieces on medium flame till they are light brown and done. Take care that they do not break. Remove and keep aside.
4. To the oil, add bay leaves and cardamoms, cloves, cinnamon pieces. Fry for a few seconds and add the onion paste. Fry till the moisture has evaporated. Add the ginger paste and fry for a few minutes.
5. In a teaspoon of water, dissolve the chilli powder and turmeric powder.
6. Add this to the kadai and fry for a minute.
7. Add the fried fish pieces and the curd along with 1 cup of hot water. Let it simmer on low heat.
8. Turn the fish pieces once. When the curd leaves the oil, take the kadai off the fire.
9. Serve hot with steaming rice.