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

Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, pomfret macher jhal (bengali fish curry). One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Pomfret Macher Jhal (Bengali Fish Curry) is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. Pomfret Macher Jhal (Bengali Fish Curry) is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook pomfret macher jhal (bengali fish curry) using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

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

Our visit to the local Asian store Uwajimaya was pretty fruitful or rather fishful. This is how I cooked them as traditional bengali fish curry. Macher Jhol refers to fish curry in Bengali and there are countless ways fish curries can be prepared. But you can prepare the exact same.

Instructions 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.

Macher Jhol refers to fish curry in Bengali and there are countless ways fish curries can be prepared. But you can prepare the exact same. Bengali Fish Curry with Nigella seeds (kalo jeera diye macher jhol). This kind of fish curry is basically made with fishes like Rui or katla or bhetki fish. Since it is not available here I make it with salmon and it tastes just amazing.

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