Bangali maacher jhol (simple bengal fish curry)
Bangali maacher jhol (simple bengal fish curry)

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Maacher kalia or maacher jhol is a simple Bengali fish curry that is a favorite in many Indian families. Maacher means "fish" and kalia or jhol means "in curry or gravy." The most commonly used fish to prepare this dish is a type of freshwater carp or rui maach. In Bengal, local carp called rohu is used to make this macher jhol recipe, but using a filleted meaty white fish in its place such as cod or halibut works just as well.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook bangali maacher jhol (simple bengal fish curry) using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Bangali maacher jhol (simple bengal fish curry):
  1. Make ready 5-6 pieces rohu fish (peeled and de scaled)
  2. Make ready 2 potatoes (cut in wedges)
  3. Prepare 1 onion (cut in slices)
  4. Take 3 green chilies
  5. Take 1 tbsp Turmeric powder
  6. Take 1 1/2 tbspCumin powder
  7. Prepare 1 tbsp Ginger paste
  8. Make ready Salt
  9. Get 4-5 tbsp Mustard oil
  10. Make ready 1 bay leaf(optional)

Vegetables like Potato and Brinjal can be added in addition to the fish to enhance the taste and aroma of the curry. This Macher Jhol or the bengali fish curry recipe is just a small and humble attempt to replicate one of the ever favorite recipe from them. The Macher Jhol or the Bengali fish curry recipe is traditionally made with mustard oil in a onion based gravy with aromatic spices. Macher jhol / Macher kalia is a classic Bengali dish.

Steps to make Bangali maacher jhol (simple bengal fish curry):
  1. Mix the raw fishes with salt and turmeric
  2. Fry the fish in hot mustard oil, both sides
  3. Keep the fishes aside once fried, add some more oil in pan and add potatoes to fry
  4. After the potatoes are done, pour some more oil and fry the onion with chillies
  5. Add bay leaf, ginger paste, turmeric and cumin powder and stir well and salt to taste
  6. Now pour in a cup of warm water on the mixture and add on the fried potatoes and cover and simmer it
  7. Once the mixture comes to boil add the fried fish
  8. Serve it with steamed rice

The aroma of macher jhol / macher kalia will make you feel hungry. This recipe can be cooked with Rohu/Katla/King Fish/Surmai/Carp fish. It goes nicely with plain rice. That was the first time when I tasted the Rohu fish though I always prefer sea water fishes but there is a way of making and choosing fresh water fish and if you can do it well then it taste delicious. A very light Bengali fish curry, that doesn't call for onion or tomato.

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