Fish head with chana dal
Fish head is as tastier as fish. Sometimes it is cooked with bottle gourd, sometimes with moong dal, sometimes with different types of shakh and vegetables. There are variety of recipes. Here I cooked with chana dal.
Soak and boil the chana dal. In other side marinate the fish head with turmeric powder and salt.
Then fry the fish head and keep aside.
In the same pan add onion paste, garlic paste, ginger paste, turmeric powder and chopped tomatoes, chopped green chillies then stir continuously.
Add boiled chana dal, cumin powder and garam masala. Break the fish head roughly then add into the dal. Cook for a minute.
Take a pan for tempering add ghee, whole red chilli, bay leaves, cumin seeds, cloves and cardamom. Pour the cooked dal and sprinkle with coriander leaves. Now ready to serve