Bangladesh

Doi Maach

Name: Doi Maach
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Bangladesh
Ingredients: 500 g Fish steaks (e.g. carp); 200 g Yoghurt; some of each Onion & ginger; some of each Cardamom, cinnamon & clove; some of each Turmeric & chili powder; some of each Mustard oil & salt

Bengali fish curry in yoghurt

Doi maach is a Bengali fish curry whose mild, lightly tangy sauce is based on yoghurt.

Spiced with cardamom, cinnamon and clove, it is regarded as a refined festive dish and served with rice.

Servings3

Time45 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Fish steaks (e.g. carp)500 g
Yoghurt200 g
Onion & gingersome of each
Cardamom, cinnamon & clovesome of each
Turmeric & chili powdersome of each
Mustard oil & saltsome of each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Briefly fry the fish with turmeric and salt.
Fry onion and ginger in mustard oil.
Add the whole spices.
Carefully stir in whisked yoghurt, do not boil.
Let the fish poach gently in the sauce, serve.

Make it original

Mustard oil and whole spices for doi maach are in the Asia Boutique.

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