Loitta Maacher Jhuri /Bombay Duck Crumbled Fish Curry

Name: Loitta Maacher Jhuri /Bombay Duck Crumbled Fish Curry
Yield: Serves 3 servin
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 300 gms fresh Loitta/Bombay Duck; 2 medium onions chopped finely; 1 tsp garlic minced; 1 tsp garlic paste; 2 small tomatoes chopped; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 2 bread slices soaked and crushed; 1/2 tsp turmeric; 1/4 tsp red chilli powder; 2-3 green chillies chopped; To taste salt and sugar; 2 tbsp chopped coriander; 4 tbsp mustard oil

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

#India /post-10
#traditional /post-6
This is a delicious traditional Bengali fish recipe popular mostly in West Bengal and Bangladesh where it is called Loitta or Lote fish.It is also popular in Mumbai where it is well known by the name of Bombil or Bombay Duck .This fish is very soft and mushy hence it is cooked without water.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

Serves 3 servin

300 gmsfresh Loitta/Bombay Duck
2medium onions chopped finely
1 tspgarlic minced
1 tspgarlic paste
2small tomatoes chopped
1 tbsplemon juice
2bread slices soaked and crushed
1/2 tspturmeric
1/4 tsp red chilli powder
2-3green chillies chopped
To tastesalt and sugar
2 tbspchopped coriander
4 tbspmustard oil

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Steps

1

Clean and chop off the head,tail and fins.Cut into two pieces and smear turmeric and salt.Heat oil in a nonstick pan and fry the chopped garlic.Add the chopped onion and fry.
2

Add chopped tomatoes and little salt and fry till they are soft.Add the fish, turmeric,red chilli powder,chopped green chillies,garlic paste,crushed bread slices and toss till the fish is crumbled.The bones are so soft it doesn't require to be taken out.This fish releases water so bread slices helps in soaking it up.Toss till oil separates from fish.Add lemon juice and chopped coriander leaves.Serve hot with rice.