ilish Macher Matha Die Lau Ghonto / Ilish Macher Matha Diye Lau Ghonto / Hilsa Fish Head Curry With Bottle Gourd

Bottle Gourd  is a very good for health . ilish Macher  Matha diye Lau Ghonto is a very popular dish in  West Bengal  . This dish very popular ingredients  is Hilsa fish's head . Hilsa fish is very  popular fish  of  West Bengal  and Bangladesh .  Hilsa fish also very good for Anemia patient . Hilsa fish  has  a  high sources  of  omega - 3 Fatty Acids . Many people are suffering  to Heart Disease . So this Fish good for heart patient . Bottle gourd  is a  low calorie vegetables . Bottle gourd  is a good for obesity patient . Hilsa Fish also good   for School going children , children  and high blood pressure patient . Hilsa fish oil has a high sources of Vitamin A . This Fish Head curry made with ripe tomato , Hilsa Fish head  and Bottle Gourd . This recipe add and make with vegetables and  fish  or protein . So good for  health . This Fish Head Curry serve with  hot steam rice . Now  discuss this recipe .

Ingredients :

1. ilish  Mach / Hilsa  fish  head  - 4
2. Lau  / Bottle  gourd - 500 gm
3. Sugar - 1 tea spoon
4. Salt  to  taste
5. Turmeric  powder  as required
6. Bay leaf - 2 pieces
7. Panch Phoron - 1 Tea spoon
8. Green Chili slit - 2
9. Mustard  oil as required
10. Ripe  Tomato - 1 ( finely chopped )

Methods :

1. Wash and clean the hilsa fish head  by  water .
2. When it is done . Then  drain out  the water  from hilsa  fish head  . Keep it aside .
3. Now sprinkle  some  salt  and 1 tea spoon  of  turmeric  powder  on of the hilsa fish head . Mix  it  very well . Rub the fish head  by hand . Keep it aside and cover it . Marination to the hilsa fish head for about 30 minutes .
4. Take a bottle gourd . Wash  the bottle gourd  by  the  water .
5. Dry  the bottle gourd by the kitchen towel .
6. Peel to the  outer  skin  from the  bottle gourd .
7. Remove  and  cut the both sides end of part .
8. Cut the bottle gourd  into very finely slices . Keep  aside .
9. Take a wok . Add the oil  into  the wok . Heat the oil . Heat for about 2 - 3 minutes .
10.Take  marination   fish head . Pour and drain  out  the excess  water  from the hilsa  fish head .
11. When oil is completely hot and releasing smoking  from oil . Then reduce to heat very low . Now oil is completely hot  .
12. Add  one by one  hilsa fish head  into the hot oil . Fry the hilsa fish head  till golden  brown color . When one sides is done . Flip the other  to the fish head  and fry until  golden brown color .
13. When this process is complete . Then  take out  to  the  hilsa fish head from the hot oil . Keep it other side and cover it .
14. In the same remaining oil . Heat the oil for few seconds .
15. Then add panch phoron masala ,  bay leaf  and slit green chili . Stir for few seconds .
16. Next add finely slices bottle gourd  into the hot oil . Mix it very well .
17.   Sprinkle   salt to taste  on  finely slices  bottle gourd . Mix it very well . Cover to the  wok . Reduce to the  heat medium flame . Cook it for 10 minutes .
18. After 10 minutes , open to the cover . When bottle gourd is 50 % cook and half tender . Then add sugar , finely chopped ripe tomato ,  and  turmeric  powder . Mix it very well . Saute for few  seconds  to the bottle gourd . Cover  to the wok  again . Cook  to the vegetables for about 10 - 15 minutes .
19.After 10 minutes . When bottle gourd  are completely tender .  When bottle gourd finely pieces  are cooking well .
20. Then add to the fried fish head  into  the bottle gourd . Break to the fish head . Mix it very well . Cook  for  about 2 minutes .
21. After 2 minutes . Switch off the flame .
22. Transfer to the hilsa fish head curry into the serving bowl .
23 . Serve the delicious  hilsa  fish head curry with hot steam rice .