Hi Friends,
Today I am posting a delicious fish gravy recipe from Bengali cuisine —-it is Fesha Macher Jhal. Fesha fish is a special type of river fish, has lot of bones and tastes awesome. It is a popular fish in West Bengal and Bangladesh. The recipe is very simple and you need only few ingredients. It goes well with only plain rice.
Cooking time – 30 minutes. Serve – 4
Ingredients –
- Fish – 4 pieces.
- Nigella seeds(kalonji) – 1/2 tsp.
- Garlic cloves – 2 (finely chopped)
- Mustard seeds – 2 tbsp.
- Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp.
- Green chilly – 4
- Slit green chilly- 4
- Salt to taste
- Oil – 1/2 cup.
INSTRUCTIONS-
Clean and wash the fish, marinate with 1/4 tsp.of salt and a pinch of turmeric powder. Keep aside until use. Using 1/2 cup of water grind mustard seeds and 4 green chilly into a smooth paste. Cover and keep aside.
Heat oil in a frying pan, fry the fish very lightly on both sides. Take out the fried fish from the oil, keep aside. Add kalonji in the remaining oil, star fry for 30 seconds. Add chopped garlic, fry till light brown. Add mustard seeds paste and turmeric powder, saute till separates. Add 2 cups of water, salt and allow it to boil. Add the fried fish, 4 slit green chilly. Cover and cook for 5 to 6 minutes. When the gravy starts thickening, remove pan from the heat. Cover and give few minutes standing time.
Delicious Bengali Fesha Macher Jhal is ready, serve with hot plain Rice.
