Maachha Bihana

Maachha Bihana
Fish egg curry in an oriya style
Type Curry
Place of origin India
Region or state Odisha
Main ingredients Fish roe, gram dal, spices

Maachha Bihana is the roe of a fish made into dumpling by some spice paste and fried to make spicy curry.

Preparation

It is a typical dish prepared during monsoon season in coastal Odisha. The ovums are collected from the sliced fish and a paste of black gram dal and spices are applied to make small balls. These balls are fried and made to a gravy based curry. Most popular is the Ilishi Maachha Bihana.

History

Recently, the environmentalist concerned the downfall in number of some species and creating awareness in restoring the fish population.

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