We get different varieties of fresh fishes at our local fish markets, shops here in Navi Mumbai. Finding Kachki fish (Ganges river Sprats) is quite easy, but they sold out pretty fast, so you need to visit the shop at the right time. We make pakoras that we call bora in Bengali with these fishes, and also we cook a Chochhori/Mishmash, I’ll share the Mishmash recipe later. Making fritters with small, raw fishes might sound exotic to you, but this is comfort food to us. These are tender fishes, and they taste great when fresh. If you’ve not cooked with these fishes yet, you can start with this easy recipe. Straight from the hot wok, these Kachki Macher Bora taste very addictive, and it’s hard to count the numbers while having them one after another. 🙂 I hope you’ll enjoy making these fritters for your family and friends. Don’t forget to share your experience with me if you’re trying this recipe.
Kachki Macher Bora/Kachki fish Fritters
Extremely addictive, easy to do fritters made with tiny, fresh fishes. Serve Kachki Macher Bora as a snack or pair this with Rice & Dal.
Ingredients
- 250g- Kachki mach/Ganges river Sprats
- 2- Potato medium-sized
- 2- Onion medium-sized
- 4-5- Green chillies (chopped)
- 3 tbsp- Coriander leaves (chopped)
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp- Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp- Red chilli powder
- ½ cup- Rice flour
- ¼ cup +more- Mustard oil
Instructions
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Peel and cut the potatoes in thin matchsticks, wash and keep aside.
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Slice the onions, keep aside.
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In a bowl add everything along with ¼ cup of mustard oil, mix well. We’re looking for a mixture here that should hold its shape while frying them as fritters in portions. Don’t add water into this mixture.
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Heat 1 cup of mustard oil in a deep frying pan, start making fritters by dropping small portions from the fritter mixture into hot oil. Make sure to give flat, roundish shape to the portions of fritter mixture while dropping them in oil. Otherwise, the fritters will not get cooked thoroughly from inside. Fry them over low-medium heat, drain on paper napkin.
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Serve immediately as a side with rice, dal. These fritters also taste great if you only mix and eat them with steamed rice. You can also serve these fritters as snacks with Bengal’s favourite mustard sauce Kasundi, Enjoy!
