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This recipe is named as Mass Bilahi as in Assamese, Fish in known as Mass and Tomato as Bilahi. This is a very regular feature in every Assamese home during winters. And it is served during the day with rice.

MASS-BILAHI (FISH IN TOMATO CURRY)

Learnt from my Father - in - law after many trials

INGREDIENTS:

Raw Fish (preferably Rohu)    : ½ kg

Tomatoes (chopped)                : ½ kg

Onion                                      : 1 no.

Garlic                                                : 7 cloves

Ginger                                     : 1 inch

Methi Seeds                                      : ½  tsp

Green Chilli (slit)                     : 2 nos.

Jeera Dhaniya Powder             : 1 tsp

Oil                                           : 2-3 tbsp

Rice                                         : 2 tsp softened in water and made to a paste

Lemon Juice                                      : 2-3 tsp

Turmeric powder                     : ½ tsp

Salt to taste

METHOD:

1.     Apply salt, haldi to fish and deep fry till crisp and keep aside.

2.     Make a paste of onion, garlic and ginger.

3.     Heat a wok. Take some oil and add methi seeds. Let it splutter. Then add the paste of onion, garlic and ginger and fry till it is brown.

4.     Add the jeera-dhaniya powder, chilli powder, tumeric powder.

5.     When the oil leaves the sides of the pan add the tomatoes stirring continuosly till the oil leaves the sides of the pan.

6.     Add water,  green chillies and salt.

7.     When it starts boiling add the rice paste and keep stirring.

8.     Now add the fish pieces and cook for sometime( around 5 minutes)

9.     Before removing  add lemon juice and garnish with fresh green dhaniya leaves.