Name: Macher Jhol recipe by Roshni Kaur at BetterButter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: Baahu maach 1 kg; Salt to taste; Red chilli powder 1 tsp; Garam masala 1 tsp; Mustard seeds 2tbs; Cumin seeds 1/2 tbsp; Onion 2 small sized; Tomato medium sized 3; Garlic cloves 15; Water 2 glass; Coriander leaves; Potato 1 small sized; Mustard Oil 1 tbsp

Ingredients Serving: 5

Baahu maach 1 kg
Salt to taste
Red chilli powder 1 tsp
Garam masala 1 tsp
Mustard seeds 2tbs
Cumin seeds 1/2 tbsp
Onion 2 small sized
Tomato medium sized 3
Garlic cloves 15
Water 2 glass
Coriander leaves
Potato 1 small sized
Mustard Oil 1 tbsp

Instructions

Marinate the fish with salt, red chilli powder and garam masala for 30 mins. Keep aside. After this time, deep fry the fish.
For the gravy, grind 2 onions, tomatoes, garlic and make the paste with 2 tbsp mustard seeds, 1 and tbsp cumin seeds. Soak it prior for atleast 2 hrs before cooking, if there is shortage of time soak in warm water for 30 mins.
Take a kadhai, put in 2 tbsp mustard oil, after it's warm add the paste and keep stirring, then add potato. Once you see the layer of oil on top of the paste, then add mustard seeds and cumin seeds which were soaked after the oil separates again.
Add 2 glasses of water, put in the potatoes, then cover and cook for 15 mins. Remove the lid add the fried fishes and coriander leaves to cook for 2 minutes.
Enjoy with steam rice.

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