Bharawan Machili Recipe

Bharawan machili is a popular North Indian dish, made by stuffing fish with a mixture of mashed potato and spices. Served on top of lettuce leaves, it’s a delicious, wholesome way to prepare fish.

Serve this fish dish as a side during the main course of a meal or as a starter.

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Stuffing Fish!

Red herrings stuffed with potatoes and fried till golden.

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Ingredients

• 4 medium herrings
• 500 grams potatoes boiled, peeled and mashed
• 1 large onion
• 1 tsp Ginger grated
• 1 tsp garlic grated
• 2 green chillies finely chopped
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• salt to taste
• 1 tbsp Lemon juice
• 1 tsp Vinegar
• 3/4 gram cupflour
• 50 grams butter
• 2/3 cup Water
• 1 tbsp bread crumbs
• Oil for deep frying

For garnish

• 1 tbsp coriander leaves
• 1 lemon sliced
• 4 lettuce leaves

Servings MetricUS Imperial Ingredients 4 medium herrings 500 grams potatoes boiled, peeled and mashed 1 large onion 1 tsp Ginger grated 1 tsp garlic grated 2 green chillies finely chopped 1 tsp Cumin seeds salt to taste 1 tbsp Lemon juice 1 tsp Vinegar 3/4 gram cupflour 50 grams butter 2/3 cup Water 1 tbsp bread crumbs Oil for deep frying For garnish 1 tbsp coriander leaves 1 lemon sliced 4 lettuce leaves

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Instructions

1. Fry the onion, cumin seeds, ginger, garlic, green chilies and coriander in the butter until the onion turns golden.
2. Allow this mixture to cool and then mix it into the mashed potatoes along with lemon juice and vinegar.
3. Stuff the herrings with the mashed potatoes.
4. Mix the water, gram flour and bread crumbs together until a batter is formed.
5. Dip the herrings into this batter and deep fry until golden.
6. Lay the fish atop the lettuce leaves and garnish with coriander leaves and lemon slices.
7. Serve immediately.