Besan Ki Machli

Besan Ki Machli

Besan ki machli is vegetarian dish made in Bihar with gram flour (besan). Besan batter is prepared, heated, cooled cut into pieces and then fried. Fried besan pieces looks like machli (fish) fried. The curry of this dish is made like machli (fish) curry and it tastes likes fish curry so this dish is called besan ki machli.
First prepare masala for besan ki machli.
Remove onion skin, wash and grind 1 onion into paste.

How To Make Besan Ki Machli:

• Take 1 1/2 mustard powder into grinder, 1 teaspoon red chilly powder, 2 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder, 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds, 10-12 black pepper, 15 garlic cloves with 2-3 tablespoon water and grind it to smooth masala. If required add 1 tablespoon more water to grind masala into smooth paste. Don’t use more water as it will be difficult to grind then.
• Chop 1/2 onion and 1 tomato.
• Take 1 cup besan in a vessel, put 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder, 1/4 teaspoon red chilly powder and very little salt.
• Now slowly add water and make a batter of flowing consistency. Not much thick nor too thin it should be medium pourable.
• Now heat 2 tablespoon oil in kadhai.
• Put besan batter in the kadhai and keep mixing till it becomes little dry.
• Now switch off the flame and pour besan mixture in plate.
• Once it cools down cut besan into square shape pieces. If you cannot make pieces in case you can make rolls with your hand and keep aside.
• Now heat oil for frying besan pieces.
• Once oil is heated put besan pieces one by one and fry till light golden brown.
• Remove all fried pieces and keep aside in a plate. Switch off the flame.
• Heat another pan and put 2-3 tablespoon oil in it.
• Put pinch of fenugreek seeds and let it fry for 30 secs. Add 1 Bay Leaf.
• Put 1/2 chopped onion and fry till soft.
• Add 1 onion paste in it and fry till onions turn light pink.
• Now add grinded masala and stir for 3-4 minute.
• Add 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder as we have already added little turmeric powder in besan also and stir.
• Put 1 medium size chopped tomato and stir till tomato turns soft. Add little water if required to make tomato soft.
• Once tomato turns soft add water for besan ki machli curry. Put water as per how much thick curry you want approx 1 glass you can increase or decrease quantity as per your requirement.
• Put salt to taste. As we have added little salt in besan also so adjust accordingly.
• Once you have added salt, stir and allow curry to boil for 5-10 minutes.
• Now lower the flame and put besan pieces into the curry.
• Let besan ki machli boil for more 5 minutes on low flame.
• Switch off the flame besan ki machli is ready to be served. Besan ki machli can be served with steamed rice or chapaties.