Machha Besara

Ingredients:
1 kg rohu or bhakur fish (rohi /bhakura)
1 onion (piaja)
1 tomato
3-4 Green chili
1-2 dry mango (tamarind can also be used)
2 teaspoon red chilli powder (lanka gunda)
1 teaspoon turmeric powder (haladi gunda)
5 garlic cloves
mustard oil (sorisha tela)
2 1/2 tablespoon mustard (sorisha)
1 tbsp posto
½ teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
Salt to taste (luna)

Method:
Cut the fish into small pieces and wash thoroughly.
 Add turmeric powder and salt to it for marinating.
Make a paste of mustard seed, posto and cumin seeds
 Cut the onion into slices.
Pre-heat a pan on medium flame.
Put oil and fry the fish for 4 to 5 minutes. Keep the fried fish aside.
Putting the pan again on medium flame take a little oil .
Add mustard ½ tea spoonful .When the mustard start cracking add the sliced onions and sliced green chilies . You don't need to make onions brown just sauté it till it become translucent then add tomato and dried mango to it and cook till the tomato is mashed up
Add the masala paste, turmeric powder, red chili powder and salt to it.
Cook that for around 5-10 min ,now add water and cook for another 10-15 min.
 When the curry starts boiling add the fried fishes and boil it further for about 7 minutes.
 Maccha besara is now ready to be served with rice. Garnish it with coriander leaves before serving.