Maachha Bihana is the roe of a fish made into dumpling by some spice paste and fried to make spicy curry.

Maachha Bihana
Fish egg curry in Odia cuisine style
TypeCurry
Place of originIndia
Region or stateOdisha
Main ingredientsFish roe, gram dal, spices

Preparation

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It is a typical dish prepared during monsoon season in coastal Odisha. The ova are collected from the sliced fish and a paste of black gram dal and spices are applied to make small balls. These balls are fried and made to a gravy based curry. Most popular is the Ilishi Maachha Bihana.

History

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Recently, the environmentalist concerned the downfall in number of some species and creating awareness in restoring the fish population.