Macher Kalia is a Bengali delicacy that is made for special occasions.
How to make Macher Kalia-Bengali Fish Curry
Description
Macher Kalia is a delicious bengali fish curry. It is usually made with a big size (3-4 kg) Katla or Rui fish (carp family freshwater fish). The gravy is onion ginger/garlic based with aromatic spices. Tastes amazing with Pulao or white rice. Macher Kalia is a perfect dish for special occasions.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Make a paste of onion, ginger, and garlic and set aside
- Coat the fish with some salt and turmeric powder
- Add 4 tbsp. of mustard oil to a pan and heat it to high temperature
- Add fish pieces and fry till golden brown on both sides (~2 min per side)
- Set the fish pieces aside
- Add cumin seeds, bay leaf, cinnamon sticks, cloves, green cardamom, turmeric powder and salt to taste
- Give it a quick stir
- Add the onion, ginger and garlic paste
- Stir fry the paste till it looses its raw smell and turns brown in color
- Turn down the heat and add cumin powder and kashmiri red chilli powder
- Add a splash of water so the masala doesn’t burn and give it a quick stir
- Add tomato purée.
- Beat the yogurt well and add it in
- Turn up the heat to medium
- Stir the paste till it turns oily and glides easily on the surface of the pan (~5 min)
- Add 1 cup of water
- Add slit green chillies
- Place a lid on a let it simmer for 5 min
- Check for salt and add salt to taste and some sugar to taste
- This curry is usually a little sweet
- Add the fish pieces
- Place the lid on and let it simmer for a minute
- Add garam masala powder
- Stir
- Garnish with coriander leaves
- Enjoy this with Pulao or plain white rice
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