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Macher Chop

May-07-2016
Sai Priya
15 minutes
Prep Time
30 minutes
Cook Time
5 People
Serves
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ABOUT Macher Chop RECIPE

Mention Bengali food to anyone, the first picture to come to mind is fish. Fish been always a symbol of prosperity and pleasure in a Bong family. Macher chop is a Bengali style fish croquette.

Recipe Tags

  • Non-veg
  • Medium
  • Everyday
  • West Bengal
  • Frying
  • Snacks

Ingredients Serving: 5

  1. Boneless fish - 300 gm
  2. Boiled Potato- 2 medium sized
  3. Minced Garlic- 1 tbsp
  4. Onion chopped- 1 big sized
  5. Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
  6. Cumin Seeds- 1 tsp
  7. Coriander seeds- 1.5 tsp
  8. Green chilli, chopped- 3
  9. Fresh coriander leaves, chopped - 1/4 cup
  10. All purpose flour - 2 tbsp
  11. Bread crumbs- 1.5 cup
  12. Egg whites- 2
  13. Mustard oil- 1 tbsp
  14. Oil to fry
  15. Salt as per taste

Instructions

  1. Dry roast the cumin and coriander seeds. Let it cool and make a fine powder of it.
  2. Steam the fish for 8-10 mins. Pat dry in a kitchen towel and debone it.
  3. Mash it well with boiled potatoes. Then season with salt, cumin and coriander powder.
  4. Take a pan and heat mustard oil. Add the green chilli and fry for a minute. Then add the chopped onion, minced garlic, turmeric powder and fry for 2 minutes. Mix the fish mixture and cook for a minute only. Then mix in the coriander leaves.
  5. Cool the mixture. Dust your palm with flour and shape them into 10-12 balls. Take a bowl and whisk in the egg whites for 30 seconds.
  6. Heat oil in a deep kadai for frying. Dip one ball into the egg-white and coat with breadcrumbs, then dip it again in the egg-white. Coat it with bread-crumbs and deep fry at a medium flame. (I did double coating to seal it well. Be careful while frying as it takes less time to fry.)
  7. Serve hot with kasundi (bengali mustard sauce) or simply with tomato ketchup.

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Sangeeta Neogy
Nov-02-2016
Sangeeta Neogy   Nov-02-2016

Anushree Ghosh
May-09-2016
Anushree Ghosh   May-09-2016

The fish looks great, thanks for sharing.

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