Macchhili Jaismandi is a very popular non-vegeterian food among the people of Rajasthan. This is a lip smacking dish and very easy to cook. It is prepared with fish, as the name goes - Macchhili. The ingredients and method for the preparation is given in this section. Try out yourself and get yummy with the taste of hot Macchhili Jaisamandi with rice.
Ingredients (Serves : 10)
Fish
4 tsp: Oil
Green chutney (All to taste)
Fresh coriander leaves
Fresh mint leaves
Ginger
Garlic
Batter
250 gm: Clarified flour
2 Eggs
Water and salt to taste
Sauce
10 tsp: Fresh cream
2 tsp: Green chutney
½ tsp: Cumin seeds
2 tsp: Oil
Salt to taste
Method
First of all grind the mint leaves, ginger-garlic, coriander leaves to a fine paste. This is green chutney. Next, cut the fish into smaller pieces and slit open the fish in the centre. Take the green chutney, already prepared, and fill it in the fish.
Prepare the battar with egg, clarified flour, water and salt accordingly. After the batter is ready, heat oil in frying pan.
In the prepared batter, dip the fish. Then fry the fish slightly (semi fry).
Next, heat oil in a frying pan again and add cumin seeds to it. Cook it till it starts crackling. Add fresh cream to it aling with green chutney and salt.
Cook the fish once again for few minutes. Garnish the Macchhili Jaisamandi with ginger juliennes and fried mint leaves. Serve it hot with rice.
