And fish soup recipe - Bengali fish curry
A high protein Bengali Recipes recipe with aar maach (fish) - (rohu or katla), tomato, bay leaf (tej patta). Ready in 50 min, serves 2.
Curated byAnanya Chatterjee🇮🇳
Instructions
21 steps- 1
To begin making the Aar Macher Jhol Recipe, wash and clean fish pieces twice with water
water - as required - 2
Ensure they are properly cleaned
- 3
Add salt and turmeric powder to the cleaned fish pieces
coriander powder (dhania)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 4
Marinate it and set aside
- 5
Leave the fish marination for about 2 hours
- 6
In a heavy bottomed pan, add the required oil and heat over medium heat
mustard oil - as requiredwater - as required - 7
Fry the fish pieces and fry until they turn lightly brown
- 8
The fish pieces should be half cooked
- 9
In the medium sized wok/kadhai, add the remaining oil and heat over medium heat
- 10
Once the oil is hot, add cumin seeds and bay leaf
bay leaf (tej patta)(1)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon) - 11
Let it crackle
- 12
Add chopped tomatoes and cook until they become mushy
tomato(1) - 13
To the mushy tomatoes, add red chilli powder, coriander powder and ginger garlic paste
tomato(1)tablespoons ginger garlic paste(2)green chilli(3)coriander powder (dhania)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)coriander (dhania) leaves - few sprigs - 14
Cook until the raw smell goes off and the spice powders are absorbed by the tomatoes
tomato(1)coriander powder (dhania)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon) - 15
Add water as per your required consistency and bring it to boil
mustard oil - as requiredwater - as required - 16
Once the water starts boiling, add the fried fish pieces and cook them over low flame
water - as required - 17
Slit the green chillies and add them to the curry
green chilli(3)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon) - 18
Once the fishes are cooked completely and the curry reaches required consistency, season it with salt and switch off the flameEnsure the curry is cooked over medium flame once the fish pieces are added
mustard oil - as requiredsalt - to tastewater - as required - 19
If fish is overcooked, it might dissolve in the curry
- 20
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve warmly
coriander powder (dhania)(1 teaspoon)coriander (dhania) leaves - few sprigs - 21
Prepare Aar Macher Jhol and serve it along with Steamed Rice and Begun Bhaja for your everyday meals
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And fish soup recipe - Bengali fish curry
A high protein Bengali Recipes recipe with aar maach (fish) - (rohu or katla), tomato, bay leaf (tej patta). Ready in 50 min, serves 2.
Curated byAnanya Chatterjee🇮🇳
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Directions
21 steps- 1
To begin making the Aar Macher Jhol Recipe, wash and clean fish pieces twice with water
water - as required - 2
Ensure they are properly cleaned
- 3
Add salt and turmeric powder to the cleaned fish pieces
coriander powder (dhania)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 4
Marinate it and set aside
- 5
Leave the fish marination for about 2 hours
- 6
In a heavy bottomed pan, add the required oil and heat over medium heat
mustard oil - as requiredwater - as required - 7
Fry the fish pieces and fry until they turn lightly brown
- 8
The fish pieces should be half cooked
- 9
In the medium sized wok/kadhai, add the remaining oil and heat over medium heat
- 10
Once the oil is hot, add cumin seeds and bay leaf
bay leaf (tej patta)(1)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon) - 11
Let it crackle
- 12
Add chopped tomatoes and cook until they become mushy
tomato(1) - 13
To the mushy tomatoes, add red chilli powder, coriander powder and ginger garlic paste
tomato(1)tablespoons ginger garlic paste(2)green chilli(3)coriander powder (dhania)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)coriander (dhania) leaves - few sprigs - 14
Cook until the raw smell goes off and the spice powders are absorbed by the tomatoes
tomato(1)coriander powder (dhania)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon) - 15
Add water as per your required consistency and bring it to boil
mustard oil - as requiredwater - as required - 16
Once the water starts boiling, add the fried fish pieces and cook them over low flame
water - as required - 17
Slit the green chillies and add them to the curry
green chilli(3)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon) - 18
Once the fishes are cooked completely and the curry reaches required consistency, season it with salt and switch off the flameEnsure the curry is cooked over medium flame once the fish pieces are added
mustard oil - as requiredsalt - to tastewater - as required - 19
If fish is overcooked, it might dissolve in the curry
- 20
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve warmly
coriander powder (dhania)(1 teaspoon)coriander (dhania) leaves - few sprigs - 21
Prepare Aar Macher Jhol and serve it along with Steamed Rice and Begun Bhaja for your everyday meals
Rate this recipe
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