Macher (Fish) Kachauri (Fish Stuffed Puri)

Ingredients : 

For the puri :

• Flour - 2¹/₂cups
• Salt - ¹/₂tsp
• Ghee - 2tbs
• Groundnut oil - 250ml

Filling

• Sliced onions - 2nos
• Ginger - 1"piece
• Garlic - 5flakes
• Chilli powder - ¹/₂tsp
• Bhetki or Surmai fish - 500gm
• Turmeric - ¹/₂tsp
• Mustard oil - 1¹/₂tbs
• Sugar - a pinch
• Salt - to taste
• Garam masala powder - 1tsp

Method of Preparation :

Filling : Steam fish in a little water with ¹/₂tsp of turmeric. Remove bones and mash coarsely. Grind ginger and garlic and keep aside. 

Heat mustard oil and sauté onions till done. Add ground ginger-garlic paste and chilli powder.  Fry well and add sugar, salt and fish. Stir continuously till the mixture becomes dry. Add garam masala and remove from fire.

Puri : Sieve the flour and salt together. Rub in the ghee till the flour resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Prepare a medium soft dough with water. Make small balls from the dough and roll into thick puris. Put 1 heaped tablespoonful of filling in the centre of each puri. Seal the edges and roll again into a puri. Take care not to spill the filling.

Heat groundnut oil and fry puris, one at a time till golden colour.