Name: Muri Ghonto (Fish head pulao) recipe by Shonali Debnath at BetterButter
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Rui/Katla Maacher Muro - 1 (fish head from a 2 kg fish); Basmati rice - 1 cup; Potatoes - 4 medium cut in small squares; Onion - 2 medium finely chopped; Ginger - Garlic paste - 1 tbsp; Tomato - 2 big chopped; Turmeric - 1/2 tsp; Red Chili powder - 1/2 tsp; Garam Masala powder - 1 tbsp; Green Chilis - 3-4 slit; Bay leaf - 2; Cloves - 2; Green Cardamom - 2; Cinnamon - 1 inch stick; Salt - To taste; Ghee - 1 tsp; Refined oil - 3-4 tbsp

Ingredients Serving: 4

Rui/Katla Maacher Muro - 1 (fish head from a 2 kg fish)
Basmati rice - 1 cup
Potatoes - 4 medium cut in small squares
Onion - 2 medium finely chopped
Ginger - Garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Tomato - 2 big chopped
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Red Chili powder - 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala powder - 1 tbsp
Green Chilis - 3-4 slit
Bay leaf - 2
Cloves - 2
Green Cardamom - 2
Cinnamon - 1 inch stick
Salt - To taste
Ghee - 1 tsp
Refined oil - 3-4 tbsp

Instructions

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan. Add rice and fry till it becomes pale white. Add 3 tbsp oil, heat and fry potatoes till golden brown. Keep aside. Deep fry muro, till golden brown. Keep aside.
Heat 3-4 tbsp oil in a new pan. Add bay leaves, cardamon, cloves and cinnamon and fry for 30 seconds.
Add chopped onions and fry for 4-5 minutes till onions are soft. Add ginger- garlic paste cook for 5-8 minutes. Then, add tomatoes, salt and all the dry masalas. Cook till oil separates out. Add fried fish head, cook for another 10 minutes.
Now add the rice, give it a good mix. Add 2 cups of water and let it cook.
After some time, add fried potatoes and simmer for 10 minutes without cover. Check the rice if its done. Add ghee, green chilies and remove from heat. Serve hot.

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