Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, bangali maacher jhol (simple bengal fish curry). One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Bangali maacher jhol (simple bengal fish curry) is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Bangali maacher jhol (simple bengal fish curry) is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
Bengali and Macher Jhol always compliments each other. When ever Non-Bengalis come to know that you're Bengali, the first sentencecomes to their mind is 'Oh So you're fish lover and your famous Macher Jhol'. Oh please, don't judge a Bengali only with Macher Jhol or Rosogolla or Rabindra Sangeet.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook bangali maacher jhol (simple bengal fish curry) using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Bangali maacher jhol (simple bengal fish curry):
- Take 5-6 pieces rohu fish (peeled and de scaled)
- Get 2 potatoes (cut in wedges)
- Make ready 1 onion (cut in slices)
- Take 3 green chilies
- Prepare 1 tbsp Turmeric powder
- Get 1 1/2 tbspCumin powder
- Get 1 tbsp Ginger paste
- Get Salt
- Make ready 4-5 tbsp Mustard oil
- Get 1 bay leaf(optional)
We also add dried lentil dumplings (daler bodi) which brings. 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. Aar Macher Jhol is a Bengali Fish curry prepared with Aar/Rohu/Katla fish. The gravy is such an uncomplicated gravy which can be prepared in a jiffy with the items available in the pantry and tastes best with Steamed white rice.
Instructions to make Bangali maacher jhol (simple bengal fish curry):
- Mix the raw fishes with salt and turmeric
- Fry the fish in hot mustard oil, both sides
- Keep the fishes aside once fried, add some more oil in pan and add potatoes to fry
- After the potatoes are done, pour some more oil and fry the onion with chillies
- Add bay leaf, ginger paste, turmeric and cumin powder and stir well and salt to taste
- Now pour in a cup of warm water on the mixture and add on the fried potatoes and cover and simmer it
- Once the mixture comes to boil add the fried fish
- Serve it with steamed rice
Vegetables like Potato and Brinjal can be added in addition to the fish to enhance the taste and aroma of the curry. 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. 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.
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