Ingredients:

• 5-6 fish pieces (dressed and washed)
• 6 pieces dry cocum (thekera)
• 1-2 tablespoon rice powder
• 1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
• 1 tablespoon turmeric powder
• 150 gm mustard oil
• Salt and sugar to taste
• 2 cups of hot water
• Some fresh green chilies

Preparation:

1. Marinate the fish pieces with a pinch of turmeric powder and salt.
2. Soak the cocum in half cup of water for half an hour.
3. After that mash the cocum and keep aside.
4. Heat the oil in a pan, medium fry the marinated fish and keep aside.
5. Mix the rice powder with salt, sugar, turmeric powder and hot water and keeep aside.
6. Heat the oil in a pan, saute the fenugreek seeds and chopped garlic and fry it well.
7. Add the rice powder mixture and let it boil with cover.
8. Add pre-fried fish, cocum juice and stir it properly.
9. Cook it for 10-12 min in a medium flame with cover.
10. When the gravy becomes thick, remove it from fire.
11. Serve Pithgurir tenga with Plain rice and green chili.

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