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Piyaz ki Machi

Amma's notebook · Main course, page 2

Fish cooked in Amma's onion masala, plus her notes on other family fish dishes.

Piyaz ki Machi, in Amma's handwriting
Amma's original. Tap to open full size.

Method

  1. Same method as Prawn Masala, using fish instead of prawns.

Amma's notes

  • Other fish dishes Amma lists: Dahi ki Machi, Masala Saari Machi, Patrani fish (marinated, rolled in banana leaf and steamed), and Apollo fish (marinated fish sautéed with capsicum and onion cubes).

Typed up from Amma's handwritten notebook. Her Hindi and Urdu words are kept as she wrote them.

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