Aar Macher Jhol Recipe - Bengali Fish Curry
Aar Macher Jhol is a Bengali Fish curry prepared with Aar/Rohu/Katla fish. The gravy is such an uncomplicated gravy which can be prepared in a jiffy with the items available in the pantry and tastes best with Steamed white rice.
Ingredients
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1 Aar Maach (fish)
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(rohu or katla)
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cleaned and cut into pieces
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1 Tomato
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1 Bay leaf (tej patta)
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2 tablespoons Ginger Garlic Paste
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3 Green Chillies
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1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
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1 teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)
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1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
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1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
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Mustard oil
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as required
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Salt
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to taste
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Water
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as required
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Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
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Few sprigs
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finely chopped
Instructions
Step 1
To begin making the Aar Macher Jhol Recipe, wash and clean fish pieces twice with water
Step 2
Ensure they are properly cleaned
Step 3
Add salt and turmeric powder to the cleaned fish pieces
Step 4
Marinate it and set aside
Step 5
Leave the fish marination for about 2 hours
Step 6
In a heavy bottomed pan, add the required oil and heat over medium heat
Step 7
Fry the fish pieces and fry until they turn lightly brown
Step 8
The fish pieces should be half cooked
Step 9
In the medium sized wok/kadhai, add the remaining oil and heat over medium heat
Step 10
Once the oil is hot, add cumin seeds and bay leaf
Step 11
Let it crackle
Step 12
Add chopped tomatoes and cook until they become mushy
Step 13
To the mushy tomatoes, add red chilli powder, coriander powder and ginger garlic paste
Step 14
Cook until the raw smell goes off and the spice powders are absorbed by the tomatoes
Step 15
Add water as per your required consistency and bring it to boil
Step 16
Once the water starts boiling, add the fried fish pieces and cook them over low flame
Step 17
Slit the green chillies and add them to the curry
Step 18
Once the fishes are cooked completely and the curry reaches required consistency, season it with salt and switch off the flameEnsure the curry is cooked over medium flame once the fish pieces are added
Step 19
If fish is overcooked, it might dissolve in the curry
Step 20
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve warmly
Step 21
Prepare Aar Macher Jhol and serve it along with Steamed Rice and Begun Bhaja for your everyday meals