Muri ghantoo

Muri Ghanto is an essential bengali food item. Made with rice and fish head. The fish used generally is Rohu.It is a festive item in bengali menu used in many occasion like Bhai Phota, Aiburo Bhaat and Saadh. The item is cooked as such the rich is not totally boiled, giving the dish a grany texture. This can easily be called paella of bengal. A slightly varied version is also cooked in the Mithilanchal part of Bihar known as the Muri Ghanth.In this type a day old fried heads of any fish is used and it is cooked in pulses.