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Masor pitika (mashed fish)

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Roasted or boiled fish mashed with mustard oil, onion and chillies, a quick and flavourful Assamese side dish.

Region: AssamOccasion: Everyday mealsTime: 25 minServes: 4Non-vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 250 g small fish or rohu pieces
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 2 green chillies or 1 small piece of bhut jolokia, chopped
  • 2 tbsp raw mustard oil
  • 1 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped

Method

  1. Rub the fish with turmeric and salt.
  2. Roast it in a pan, over coals, or wrapped in banana leaf until cooked through; or boil it briefly.
  3. Remove all the bones carefully and flake the flesh.
  4. Mash the fish with onion, chilli, coriander and mustard oil. Serve with rice.

History

Fish from rivers, ponds and paddy fields is central to the Assamese diet, and pitika is one of many ways of using it.

Significance

Masor pitika turns a little fish into a dish for the whole family and is a common part of an everyday thali.

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