Machli Ka Salan And Malai Lauki by Chef Mehboob

Ingredients for Machli Ka Salan:

• Fish boneless 1/2 kg
• Onion  2 big
• Green chili  10
• Coriander 1/2 bunch
• Garlic  2 tbsp
• Carom seeds  1 tsp
• Oil  1/2 cup
• Curry leaf  1/2 bunch
• Cumin 1 tbsp
• Coriander 1 tbsp
• Crushed red chili 2 tbsp
  
• Crushed ginger 2 tbsp
• Salt  2 tbsp
• Turmeric  1/2 tsp
• Lemon juice  3 tbsp

Method:

1. Put lemon juice, crushed red chili, salt and garlic in fish and leave for 30 minutes.
2. Now heat oil and fry for 5 minutes.
3. Then fry remaining garlic and onion in same oil.
4. Together add chopped red chili, cumin, coriander and carom seeds and cook for 1 minutes.
5. After that, put 2 cup water and  cook for 5 minutes.
6. In end, add green chilies, curry leaves and ginger and cover it.
7. Cook more for 5 minutes, put green coriander and serve.

Ingredient for Malai Lauki:

• Bottle gourd 500 gm
• Oil  1/3 cup
• Garlic 1 tbsp
• Ginger 1 tbsp
• Onion 2 big
• Khoya 250 gm
• Yogurt  250 gm
• Poppy seeds paste 2 tbsp
• Crushed red chili  1 tbsp
• Green cardamom  04
• Clove  04
• Mace 1 pinch
• Kewra water 4 tbsp
• Salt 1 tsp

Method:

1. Heat oil and fry onions, ginger and garlic.
2. Now put crushed red chili, clove and green cardamom and cook for 1 minute.
3. Together add bottle gourd and cook for 5 minutes.
4. Then put 2 cup water and salt and cook for 20 minutes on low flame.
5. Remove cover, add yogurt and mace, put poppy seeds and kewra essence after 5 minutes and cook more for 5 minutes.
6. In end, add khoya and simmer for 5 minutes.
7. When ready, serve hot.