Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, macha besara. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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. Odisha is a fish loving state.
Macha besara is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Macha besara is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook macha besara using 19 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Macha besara:
- Make ready 700 gm Rohu fish(cleaned & washed)
- Get 1 & 1/2 tbsp mustard seeds
- Make ready 1 piece dry mango
- Get 1 roughly chopped tomato
- Prepare 5/7 piece garlic cloves
- Make ready 1 finely chopped onion
- Get 2 green chilli
- Take 2 tsp turmeric powder
- Take 1 tsp red chilli powder
- Get 1 tsp coriander powder
- Prepare 1 tsp cumin powder
- Prepare 1 tsp panch phoran
- Make ready 4/5 piece curry leaves
- Take 1 1 bay
- Get 2 dry red chilli
- Take 3/4 tbsp mustard oil
- Get 1 tsp sugar
- Get as needed salt
- Take as needed mustard oil
It is recommended in cholesterol controlling and weight reduction. Try the Machha Besara, a staple of Oriya households this weekend. Perfect for a Sunday lunch or a special occasion, it is sure to have you going for seconds. SundayScape reader Suchitra Patra shares the recipe. "Dahi Macha Besara" is an Odia term meaning "Fish in yogurt and mustard gravy".
Instructions to make Macha besara:
- 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.
- 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.
- Heat a pan add mustard oil. Shallow fry marinated fish till golden brown. Then keep aside.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Then add fried fish & cook for 3/4 minutes. At the end garnish with corinader leaves.
- Switch off the gas & cover the curry leave for 5/10 minutes. Then serve hot with rice.
Besara in Odia basically refers to the mustard cumin gravy that also serves as a base for many vegetarian preparations. It is eaten usually with rice as an accompaniment. Dahi Machha Besara is liberally seasoned with turmeric, garlic, green chilies ,mustard. Being a coastal state, fish is one staple diet to oriya people. Macha besara is a simple yet tasty cuisine from this place.
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