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

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.

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