Ingredients

• 1/2 kg - fish
• 4 tsp - oil
• For Green chutney:
• 1 bunch - fresh mint leaves
• 1 bunch - fresh coriander leaves
• 6 cloves - garlic
• 1 inch - ginger
• For Batter:
• 2 - eggs
• 250 gm - clarified flour
• water
• salt to taste
• For Sauce:
• 2 tsp - oil
• 1/2 tsp - cumin seeds
• 10 tsp - fresh cream
• 2 tsp - green chutney
• salt to taste

How to Make Machhili Jaisamandi

• For green chutney:
• Grind mint leaves, coriander leaves, ginger and garlic to a fine paste.
• Green chutney is ready.
• For the Fish:
• Cut the fish into small pieces and slit open from the centre.
• Then fill the fish with green chutney and keep it aside.
• For the Batter:
• Add egg, clarified flour, salt and water in a bowl to make paste.
• Preparation:
• Heat oil in pan.
• Dip the fish in the batter. Then semi fry the fish in the pan and keep it aside.
• For main preparation:
• Heat oil in pan.
• Add cumin seeds and cook them till they start crackling.
• Then, add fresh cream, green chutney, semi cooked fish and salt.
• Cook the fish for few minutes.
• Machhli Jaisamandi is ready.
• Garnish with ginger juliennes and fried mint leaves.
• Serve hot with rice.