Loittya/Lote maacher bhuna (Scrambled Bombil/Bombay Duck)

Name: Loittya/Lote maacher bhuna (Scrambled Bombil/Bombay Duck)
Total time: 600 s
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 400 gms loitta fish; 2 onions chopped; 1 tbsp chopped garlic; 1 tsp garlic paste; 3 tbsp mustard oil; 1/2 tsp haldi; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder; 3-4 green chillies chopped; 1 tbsp chopped coriander; 1 tomato chopped; 1 whole lemon juice; To taste salt and sugar; 1 tbsp besan; 1 Bread slice; 1/2 tsp garam masala

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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This is a sea fish with huge iron and iodine content and known by various names in different places.Popularly known as Loitta or Bombay Duck or Angler fish,this has very soft bones.It is cooked in various ways like scrambled, crispy batter fried or curry and enjoyed with rice and roti.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

10 mins.

400 gmsloitta fish
2onions chopped
1 tbspchopped garlic
1 tspgarlic paste
3 tbspmustard oil
1/2 tsphaldi
1/2 tspred chilli powder
3-4green chillies chopped
1 tbspchopped coriander
1tomato chopped
1whole lemon juice
To tastesalt and sugar
1 tbspbesan
1 Bread slice
1/2 tspgaram masala

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Steps

10 mins.

1

Remove head tail and fins and cut into 2"pieces.Smear haldi and salt and set aside for sometime.
2

Heat oil in a wok and sprinkle chopped garlic.Fry golden brown then add chopped onions and fry.Add chopped onion and fry till soft.Add loitta fish and toss.Then add salt,sugar,haldi,red chilli powder, garlic paste,garam masala and chopped green chillies.
3

There is enough water in fish.So no need to add excess water.Add juice of 1 whole lemon.Sprinkle 1 tbsp dry besan or 1 wet and mashed bread to make the preparation totally dry.
4

Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve preferably with rice or any flat bread.