Name: Katla macher jhol recipe by Debashri Chatterji at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Katla fish 500 gms cut into pieces; 2 medium potatoes peeled and sliced; 1/2 cup cauliflower florets; 8 to 10 bodi (lentil dumplings); 1 inch ginger; 3 to 4 green chillies; 1 tsp cumin; 1 medium tomato chopped; Turmeric 1 tsp; 2 tsp coriander powder; 1 tsp chilli powder; Salt to taste; 1 tsp nigella seeds

ABOUT Katla macher jhol RECIPE

This is a typical bengali fish curry made with a fish called katla, a perfect curry with just so,e steamed rice.

Ingredients Serving: 4

Katla fish 500 gms cut into pieces
2 medium potatoes peeled and sliced
1/2 cup cauliflower florets
8 to 10 bodi (lentil dumplings)
1 inch ginger
3 to 4 green chillies
1 tsp cumin
1 medium tomato chopped
Turmeric 1 tsp
2 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp chilli powder
Salt to taste
1 tsp nigella seeds

Instructions

Apply salt and turmeric powder to the fish pieces . Keep aside
In a pan heat oil. Fry potatoes, cauliflower florets and badi separately in batches one by one. Keep aside
Fry the fish pieces till golden from both sides
Grind a fine paste of ginger cumin and green chillies
In a pan heat 2 tbsp oil. Add the nigella seeds. Add in the ginger chilli paste. Saute well. Add the tomatoes. Mix well
Add turmeric, chilli powder,coriander powdrr and salt. Cook well. Add lil water make a smooth masala.
Add the fried potatoes, cauliflower florets and badi . Mix well.
Ads 1 cup water. Cover and cook for sometime
Add the fried fish pieces mix well.
After obe boil. Remove from flame.
Garnish with some coriander leaves and serve with plain rice

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