Name: Bengali macher jhol (fish curry) recipe by paramita Dutta at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Fish-4pieces; Potato-1 big size; Onion-1big size; ginger-garlic paste-1tbsp; tomato-1; Oil-1/2 cup; Red chilli -1; bay leaf-1; Black cumin seeds-1/2 tsp; Turmeric powder-1 1/2tsp; Red chilli powder-1 1/2tsp; cumin powder-1tsp; coriander powder-1tsp; garam masala powder-1tsp; Salt-As per taste; Curd-1tbsp; Coriander leaves-1-2tbsp

Ingredients Serving: 2

Fish-4pieces
Potato-1 big size
Onion-1big size
ginger-garlic paste-1tbsp
tomato-1
Oil-1/2 cup
Red chilli -1
bay leaf-1
Black cumin seeds-1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder-1 1/2tsp
Red chilli powder-1 1/2tsp
cumin powder-1tsp
coriander powder-1tsp
garam masala powder-1tsp
Salt-As per taste
Curd-1tbsp
Coriander leaves-1-2tbsp

Instructions

Peel the potato and cut into long pieces and wash it with water
Take pieces of fish in a plate and add salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, ginger-garlic paste for it marination
Take a kadai and add oil, heat it and put the potatoes in the kadai and add salt and turmeric powder
Fry the potatoes until it cook properly
Take it away from the kadai
Add extra oil the same kadai and put the fishes in the kadai and let it fry
When fishes are fry properly take it away from the kadai
Same kadai add red chilli, bay leaf and black cumin seeds
Then add chopped onion and fry it till the colour change into brown
Then add ginger-garlic paste and saute for 2-3min or till the raw smell goes away
Next add tomato paste and cook it till the raw smell goes away
Add all spices , turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, garam masala powder and cook it very well
Add curd and mix it
Add some water for masala is cook properly
Then add salt as per taste
Then add fried potatoes and mix it with masala
Next add water as need and leave it for boil
Add fried fishes and cook it for 5mins
Last add coriander leaves and serve it with rice

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