Macher Tel Jhol is one of the simplest but most delicious bengali fish curry!
How to make Macher Tel Jhol-Bengali Fish Curry
Description
Macher Tel Jhol is a very simple bengali fish curry preparation! Mustard oil is the star ingredient of this fish curry.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Coat the fish with salt and turmeric powder
- Add 3 tbsp. mustard oil to a pan set on high heat
- When the mustard oil is hot add the fish filets
- Fry the fish till they are golden brown on both sides (~2 min per side)
- Set the fish aside
- Reduce the heat the medium and add another tbsp. of mustard oil to the pan
- Add kala jeera, turmeric powder, 6-8 slit green chillies and salt (to taste)
- Give it a quick stir
- Add tomato pieces (cut small)
- Stir fry the tomato, press down on the tomato pieces with your spatula and fry till the tomato pieces look oily and becomes a paste
- Add 1 cup water
- Let the gravy simmer for 5 min
- Add salt to taste
- Add few more green chillies
- Add the fish in
- Make sure the fish pieces are submerged in the gravy
- Let the gravy simmer till it doesn’t taste dilute
- Add 1 tbsp. mustard oil
- Add coriander leaves
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