Mudhi Ghanto (Fish head and ChickPea Curry

Source : Boil The Soaked Cleaned Chickpeas/chana Dal Chopped Potato Turmeric Powder Fry The Marinated Fish Heads In Oil Both The Sides In Low Medium Flame M...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : May 19, 2026

Step:

  1. Boil the soaked,cleaned Chickpeas/Chana dal, chopped Potato, turmeric powder.

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  2. Fry the marinated fish heads in oil (both the sides) in low medium flame. Mash them to small pieces.

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  3. In a wok/Kadhai heat the oil. Add chopped onion, green chilli, bay leaf and cook till translucent.

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  4. Now add ginger, garlic, tomato, salt and red chilli powder. Cook in low flame till the tomatoes softened,oil separate and aroma comes out.

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  5. Add the mashed fish head and rest of the dried masala from ingredients (except garam masala) Cook in low flame for 3 minutes.

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  6. Now mix the boiled Chana dal and potato nicely with the fish head masala and cook covered for 5 minutes in low flame.
    Switch off the flame and add garam masala. Mix well.

    Mudhi Ghanto (Fish head and ChickPea Curry recipe step 6 photo Mudhi Ghanto (Fish head and ChickPea Curry recipe step 6 photo
  7. Switch off the flame and add garam masala. Mix well.
    √Now this traditional recipe from Odisha is ready to serve.
    Thanks

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Ingredients

  1. 3 head marinated fish
  2. 1 cup Chana dal soaked in warm water for 1 hour
  3. 1 Potato chopped 1"
  4. 1 Onion chopped
  5. 2 green chilli chopped
  6. 1 tbsp minced Garlic
  7. 1 tbsp grated Ginger
  8. 2 tbsp chopped Tomatoes
  9. 1 tsp Coriander powder
  10. 1/2 tsp Cumin powder
  11. 1/2 tsp fish curry power
  12. 1/2 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
  13. 1 tsp crushed Kasoori methi
  14. 1/2 tsp Garam masala powder
  15. 1/3 Turmeric Power
  16. To taste Salt
  17. 2 tbsp mustard oil
  18. 1 bay leaf

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