Madam Nupur Sen's Mudi Ghanto (Fish head with rice) Recipe

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Madam Nupur Sen's Mudi Ghanto (Fish head with rice)
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Ingredients
19
Count
Nutrition
145
Calories
Total time
45
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 fish head ( if its too large, halve or quarter it or use 1 medium- preferably use rohu, katla or any sweet-water)
  • 2 medium potatoes, cut into small pieces
  • 1 inch ginger
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp cumin powder
  • 1/2 tsp cumin seed
  • 3 cloves
  • 1 inch cinnamon stick
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp ghee
  • 2 tbsp oil

Directions:

  1. Firstly, wash the pieces of fish head thoroughly.
  2. Rub in a little turmeric powder and salt.
  3. Keep aside.
  4. Roast dry cumin and corriander seeds.
  5. Grind these with ginger and garlic.
  6. Keep aside.
  7. Roast half the quantity of dry cardamom, cloves and cinnamon and powder these.
  8. Keep this powder in a tightly sealed jar.
  9. Heat oil in a frying pan.
  10. Fry the fish head pieces till they turn dark brown.
  11. Remove from heat and set aside on a plate.
  12. Fry basmati rice lightly in the same oil.
  13. Keep aside.
  14. Fry potatoes and keep aside.
  15. Now coarsely crush the remaining half of the cardamom, cloves and cinnamon.
  16. Put the bayleaf and cumin seeds in the oil.
  17. Following this, once the cumin seeds crackle, put in the cardamom-cloves-cinnamon mixture made in the previous step.
  18. Add grated onion and fry till it turns brown.
  19. Then add turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt and the paste made earlier.
  20. Fry well till the oil separates.
  21. Put the fish head pieces, potatoes and the rice into the oil.
  22. Fry again for a few more minutes, ensuring that the fish head pieces do not break.
  23. Add 1 cup of water and cover the pan.
  24. When the water gets absorbed and the rice is cooked well, add in ghee, sugar and roasted masala powder made earlier that was kept in the tightly sealed jar.
  25. Serve hot with plain steamed white Basmati rice.
  26. Tip: The larger the fish, the better the dish!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 145.15 Kcal (608 kJ)
Calories from fat 101.03 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.23g 17%
Cholesterol 9.47mg 3%
Sodium 21.93mg 1%
Potassium 123.01mg 3%
Total Carbs 10.97g 4%
Sugars 1.84g 7%
Dietary Fiber 1.34g 5%
Protein 1.2g 2%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 6%
Iron 6.3mg 35%
Calcium 24.6mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 248.65 Kcal (1041 kJ)
Calories from fat 173.06 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19.23g 17%
Cholesterol 16.23mg 3%
Sodium 37.57mg 1%
Potassium 210.72mg 3%
Total Carbs 18.79g 4%
Sugars 3.15g 7%
Dietary Fiber 2.29g 5%
Protein 2.05g 2%
Vitamin C 6.2mg 6%
Iron 10.7mg 35%
Calcium 42.2mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 3.6
    Points
  • 4
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

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