Muri Ghonto. Muri Ghonto is one of the signature dishes from the Bengali Cuisine. This is prepared with Rice and Fishhead (mostly Rehu Fish/ Rui Mach or Katla fish). We mostly savor it with plain rice.
Bengalis have a special soft corner for fishes and for them it is very important to utilize each part of the fish to prepare luscious dishes. They say " Machh-e Bhat-e Bangali " or a Bengali by Fish and Rice. Muri ghonto ~ An authentic Bengali delicacy from the traditional kitchens of Bengal.
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Muri Ghonto is one of the signature dishes from the Bengali Cuisine. This is prepared with Rice and Fishhead (mostly Rehu Fish/ Rui Mach or Katla fish). We mostly savor it with plain rice.
Muri Ghonto is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. Muri Ghonto is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook muri ghonto using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Muri Ghonto:
- {Take 1 cup of Gobindo bhog Rice.
- {Take 1 of large onion chopped.
- {Get 1 of large potato peeled and chopped into 1” squares.
- {Make ready 2 of Fish heads (can be Katla or Ruhu or Ilish or Bhetki). I chose Bhetki.
- {Prepare 1-2 of green chillies slit.
- {Prepare 1 tsp of ginger paste.
- {Get 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder.
- {Get 1 tsp of red chilli powder.
- {Get 3-4 Tbsp of ghee.
- {Get 3 tsp of mustard oil.
- {Prepare 1 tsp of Garam Masala Powder to garnish.
- {Make ready to taste of Salt.
The Fish head or Muri (a.k.a Muro) of Rohu or Catla (Katla) fish is cooked with flavourful short grained Gobindobhog Rice. Bengalis are long known to be avid fish lovers. Muri ghonto curry Carp fish (Katal fish) has a relatively big head, making it inconvenient for someone to eat the whole. Thus, the big head makes a great recipe called muri ghonto'.
Instructions to make Muri Ghonto:
- Wash the Potato and chop the onions. Peel the potato and cut into 1” squares..
- Smear the fish head after wash with turmeric powder and salt and in a pan in heated mustard oil fry the fish heads. Set aside.
- Wash the rice and drain. Spread the rice on a plate.
- In a wok heat oil & ghee and add chopped onions and fry till brown in colour. Add rice and fry till slightly brown but keep stirring so that it doesn’t burn in the bottom.
- Add ginger paste, turmeric powder and chill powder. Stir. Add salt. Add potatoes and break the fish heads and add to the rice. Stir very well..
- Add enough water so that rice would be cooked and potatoes too. The water should be absorbed. Cover but keep stirring in between.
- Garnish with garam masala powder and little ghee. Serve hot.
It is one of the most desired food recipes, made of yellow lentil or 'moong daal (pulse) and fish head. Here is another famous Bengali Traditional food Muri Ghonto Recipe. It is a very popular Bengali recipe with Fish Head. So let's watch how to make Muri Ghont. MURI GHONTO is an authentic fish dish for a Bengali.
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