Name: malabar spinach with fish head recipe by Swati Mookherjee at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: malabar spinach 500gms; fish head 1; potatoes diced 1/2 cup; pumpkins 1/2 cup; Brinjal 1/2 cup; slited green chillies 3; Onions chopped 1 cup; ginger paste 2 tblspn; green chilly paste 1 tspn; Turmeric; for tempering -; Cardamom 2; Cloves 3; Cinnamon Stick 1; Bay leaves; paanch phoron 1/2 tspn; garlic 7/8 crushed; dried red chilles roughly torned; others-; Cumin powder 1/2 tspn; coriander powder 1/2 tson; Red chilly powder 1 tspn; Mustard oil; Salt; sugar; Lime 1

ABOUT malabar spinach with fish head RECIPE

malabar spinach is very popular in west bengal.This can be cooked in vegetaran and non vegetarian way.Today i cook it with fish head.It is a must cooked dish in thd lunch of any ceremony in Bengal.

Ingredients Serving: 5

malabar spinach 500gms
fish head 1
potatoes diced 1/2 cup
pumpkins 1/2 cup
Brinjal 1/2 cup
slited green chillies 3
Onions chopped 1 cup
ginger paste 2 tblspn
green chilly paste 1 tspn
Turmeric
for tempering -
Cardamom 2
Cloves 3
Cinnamon Stick 1
Bay leaves
paanch phoron 1/2 tspn
garlic 7/8 crushed
dried red chilles roughly torned
others-
Cumin powder 1/2 tspn
coriander powder 1/2 tson
Red chilly powder 1 tspn
Mustard oil
Salt
sugar
Lime 1

Instructions

cut the leaves from the stems,wash thoroughly both
cut the stems in 2" size if they r young
wash the fish head, cut into pieces, clean it well. add turmeric and salt
heat copious amount of mustard oil
add fish head pieces,fry it thoroughly very well otherwise bad odour will be there in there
keep aside
add the brinjals, fry them and keep aside
now throw the tempering ingredients, allow to splatter till aroma comes out
add onions and vegetables, fry them till brown, in this stagd add salt and sugar to this
now add the stem first, stir fry them,
now add ginger,green chilly paste, cookedd with vegetables
add the leaves,mixand cover with lid
don't add any water,it will cook by it's own juice
after some time open lid add the powder spices, mix again cover it
after 2/3 min open lid,add the fried fish head,give a steady stir among all ingredients in high flame
cover it to cook, simmer the flames
then open lid add frued brinjals,slited green chilliesmix it with all,
cover and cook for 2/3 min,when the water would absorb all,turn off the flame
add the limd juice over the top
cover with a lid for 2/3 min
serve hot with hot rice
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