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Machcher Jhol Recipe
How to make Machcher Jhol
About Machcher Jhol Recipe: A household staple in every Bengali home, fish curry made in mustard oil.
- Total Cook Time 45 mins
- Prep Time 15 mins
- Cook Time 30 mins
- Recipe Servings4
- Medium
Ingredients of Machcher Jhol
- 500 gms fish (your choice) - cut into 2 1/2 cm/1" thick slices, diagonally
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
- Grind together:
- 1 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
- 1 tsp garlic , chopped
- 2 tsp ginger, chopped
- 2-3 dried red chillies
- 1 tsp salt or to taste
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- To proceed:
- 1/2 cup mustard oil
- 1 tsp onion seeds
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon (broken in small pieces)
- 4 Cloves
- 4 Green cardamoms
- 1 Bay leaf
- 2 Green chillies (slit lengthwise)
- 3 cups water
- for garnishing coriander leaves
How to Make Machcher Jhol
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Wash the fish and apply the 1/2 tsp salt and 1 tsp turmeric over all the pieces.
2.
Heat the oil in a heavy based saucepan, and fry fish slices in it, first on one side, then the other, over high heat, till a golden colour.
3.
Lift the fish out of the oil, and keep aside. In the same oil, add the onion seeds, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and bay leaf, stir fry 2-3 times, and add the ground paste.
4.
Sautée till fat separates, then add the green chillies and stir fry a few times.
5.
Add the water and bring to a boil and then simmer for about 15 minutes, uncovered.
6.
Add the fish just before serving, bring to a boil (by which time the fish should be cooked through, otherwise simmer till done), and serve hot garnished with the coriander leaves.
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