Pomfret Macher Jhal (Bengali Fish Curry)
Pomfret Macher Jhal (Bengali Fish Curry)

Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, pomfret macher jhal (bengali fish curry). One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Here is another Authentic Bengali Macher Recipe Pomfret Fish Curry. Pomfret Curry is a very popular Fish Recipe in Bengali Cuisine. Here is another delicious Pomfret Fish Recipe Pomfret Macher Shorshe Jhal.

Pomfret Macher Jhal (Bengali Fish Curry) is one of the most favored of current viral foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Pomfret Macher Jhal (Bengali Fish Curry) is something which I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook pomfret macher jhal (bengali fish curry) using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Pomfret Macher Jhal (Bengali Fish Curry):
  1. Take 1 pomfret fish, cut into three pieces
  2. Make ready 3 tbsp. mustard oil
  3. Get 1/2 tsp. nigella seeds
  4. Take 2 green chilies, slit
  5. Make ready 1 tbsp. red chilli powder
  6. Get 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
  7. Prepare to taste salt
  8. Take 1 tsp. coriander leaves, chopped

Macher Jhol refers to fish curry in Bengali and there are countless different ways fish curry can be prepared. What I am sharing today is the simplest version of a Bengali fish curry using salmon. This way even if you can't find the authentic lake water fish, you will still get to enjoy Bengali style Macher. Machcher jhaal is a typical Bengali fish curry.

Steps to make Pomfret Macher Jhal (Bengali Fish Curry):
  1. Marinate the fish with a pinch of turmeric powder and red chilli powder for 10 minutes.
  2. Mix the remaining turmeric powder and red chilli powder water and keep aside.
  3. Heat oil in a pan & fry the fish on both sides till light brown in colour. Drain and keep aside.
  4. Temper the same oil with nigella seeds and green chilies.
  5. Add the paste and salt to taste. Bring it to a boil & gently drop in the fried fish. Cover and simmer on a low flame till the gravy reduces and the oil separates.
  6. When done, drizzle the remaining mustard oil and switch off the flame. Garnish with coriander leaves.
  7. Serve with plain steamed rice.

The machcher jhal recipe is really easy to prepare. Try this spicy Bengali fish curry recipe at home. Whenever there is a discussion about Bengali fish recipes, people quote the 'machcher jhol'. It is simple and light fish curry very popular in the Bengali. Macher Jhol means Fish (macher) in curry/gravy (jhol).

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