Hello everybody, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, koi macher jhal (bengali fish curry). One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Koi Macher Jhol Recipe / Bengali Special Koi Fish Curry 🐠 🐠 Thanks for watching this video, And hope you Like and Enjoyed this video. Koi Macher Jhal is a very popular recipe of bengal where the fish is cooked in thick and rich onion gravy with fresh coriander leaves. It's a must try recipe for all fish lovers.
Koi Macher Jhal (Bengali Fish Curry) is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Koi Macher Jhal (Bengali Fish Curry) is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have koi macher jhal (bengali fish curry) using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Koi Macher Jhal (Bengali Fish Curry):
- Get 2 koi fish, cleaned
- Prepare 3 tbsp mustard oil
- Make ready 1 tsp nigella seeds (kalonji)
- Make ready 2 tsp mustard paste / kasundi
- Make ready 1 tsp tomato paste
- Get to taste salt
- Make ready 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- Take 2 green chilies, slit
- Prepare 1 tsp raw mustard oil
- Take 1 tbsp coriander leaves
Macher Jhol means Fish (macher) in curry/gravy (jhol). It has few ingredients and they play a crucial role. The strong flavor of mustard and the hotness of The Bengali Mustard Fish calls for frying the fish steaks in mustard oil before adding to the curry. You can pan-fry like I did or deep fry the steaks.
Steps to make Koi Macher Jhal (Bengali Fish Curry):
- Marinate the fish with a pinch of salt and turmeric powder for 5 minutes. Heat oil in a pan and fry them on both sides till golden in colour. Drain and keep aside.
- In a bowl, mix together mustard paste, turmeric powder and tomato paste with little water to form a paste. Keep aside.
- Temper the same oil with nigella seeds. Saute for a few seconds and add the mustard paste. Saute till the oil separated and then add 1 cup water.
- Bring it to a boil. Then slowly drop in the fried fish, salt and the green chilies. Simmer on a medium flame for 2-3 minutes.
- When done, add the raw mustard oil and coriander leaves and switch off the flame. Serve with plain steamed rice.
It is a quintessential Bengali style fish curry prepared with mustard paste. Bongs are known for their love for fish and most of us (including me) can't Having a plate full of boiled rice along with Shorshe Bata Diye Macher Jhal is nothing but heaven. One of the best parts is the not so complicated recipe. No discussion on Bengali food is complete with the Macher Jhol Recipe. Cook this Bengali curry easily at your home with this recipe.
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