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August 17, 2012

Fish Head with Joha (Gobindo-Bhog) Rice


Ingredients:

  • 1 kg one fish head (preferably katla fish)
  • 1 cup joha (gobindo-bhog) rice)
  • 3 finely diced onion
  • 2 large potato cut into cubes
  • 2 tsp cumin powder
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 5 tsp ghee
  • 1/2 litre mustard oil for fry the fish head
  • 2 tsp turmeric powder
  • 3 green chillies
  • 3 dry chilllies
  • 3 bay leaf
  • Salt to taste

Preparation:
  • Rub the fish head with salt and turmeric and it aside for 5 minutes.
  • wash rice and drain.
  • Heat mustard oil in a wok and deep fry the fish head till brown. Remove the head from the oil.

Cooking Method:
  • Heat the ghee in a saucepan. Add bay leaf, dry chillies and fry for 30 minutes.
  • Add chopped onions and fry for 4-5 minutes till onions are soft.
  • Add ginger-garlic paste, green chillies, cumin powder, sugar, salt, turmeric powder and fry for further 1 minute.
  • Add the rice, potato and fry for 5 minutes. Can sprinkling water, if required, to avoid the rice sticking to the bottom of the pan.
  • Add 3 cups water and bring it to boil.
  • Add fried fish head and after few minutes mashed the fish head. Simmer on low heat till rice and potatoes are cooked.
  • Add garam masala and remove from heat.