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%Macher Dimer bora recipe aka Fish roe Fritter recipe Debjanir Rannaghar

Macher Dimer Bora | Fish Roe Fritters

Macher Dimer Bora is a traditional Bengali dish that is made with fish eggs and a variety of spices. It is a type of deep-fried fritter that is enjoyed by many.

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Course: Snack
Cuisine: Bengali
Keyword: bengali fish recipe, Debjanir Rannaghar, Fish Row fritter recipe, Macher dimer bora recipe
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4 People
Calories: 306kcal
Author: Debjani Chatterjee Alam
Cost: Rs 100

Ingredients

  • 200 g Fish Roe I've used Roe of Rohu Fish/ Rui Mach
  • 2 Onion
  • 3-4 Green Chillies
  • 1 tablespoon Garlic Paste
  • 4 tablespoon Besan/ Bengal Gram Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Posto / Poppy Seed/ Khuskhus
  • 50 ml Mustard Oil for deep frying
  • 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Red Chili Powder
  • Kalojire/ Kalonji/ Nigella Seed: 1 Tsp.
  • 1 teaspoon Salt or to taste

Instructions

  • Wash and peel the skin of the onion.
  • Roughly chop onion.
  • Cut green chilies into small pieces after removing the stem.
  • Now add chopped onion ad green chilies to the fish roe.
  • Add Besan,  Salt, Turmeric Powder, Red Chilli Powder, Nigella seed aka Kalojire, and also Posto aka Poppy Seed.
  • Now add Garlic Paste and use your fingers to make a thick batter.
  • Add some more Besan if the batter is runny. The batter should be this thick.
  • Heat a pan and take sufficient mustard oil for frying.
  • The oil should change color once properly heated.
  • Now drop around 1 Tbsp. equivalent batter.
  • Depending on the diameter of the pan you can fry 4-5 fritters in one go.
  • Keep the flame on the lower side while frying the Maacher Dimer Bawora.
  • Flip the fritters once fried from one side.
  • Keeping the flame low fry, the fritters till they turn golden brown in color.
  • The fritters are to be fried on low heat so that they are cooked from the inside as well.
  • Strain from the pan once fried properly.
  • Following the same process fry the remaining fish roe fritters in small batches.
  • You can adjust the spices based on your preference.
  • This fritter goes amazingly with a cup of hot tea or coffee.
  • Serve it hot with Kashundi!

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Notes

Try to use fresh roe from freshly cut fish.
 

Nutrition

Serving: 165g | Calories: 306kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 294mg | Sodium: 1457mg | Potassium: 276mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 557IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 173mg | Iron: 7mg
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