Description
Prepared with Tangra Mach, Potato, and Piajkoli; Piajkoli ar Aloo diye Tangra Macher Jhol is a light seasonal Bengali Fish curry
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 pieces Tangra Mach (whole, and cleaned)
- 6 Piajkoli/ Onion Stalks
- 2 Potato
- 1 Tomato
- 1/2 Tsp. Garlic Paste
- 4 Green Chilli
- 1/4 bunch Coriander leaves
- 1/2 Tsp. Kalojire/ Kalonji/ Nigella Seed
- 1 tsp. Turmeric Powder
- 1/2 Tsp. Red Chilli Powder
- 1 Tsp. Salt or to Taste
- 3 Tbsp. Mustard Oil
Instructions
- Marinade fish with half of the turmeric powder and salt.
- Peel the skin and cut the potatoes into wedges.
- Cut Tomato roughly and slit green Chillies.
- Discard both ends of the Onion stalks and cut them into 1" long strips.
- Now heat mustard Oil in a pan.
- Fry fish from both sides over the low flame and strain from the oil.
- Fry Potato wedges after sprinkling a little turmeric powder and salt in the remaining oil.
- Now shallow-fry Piajkoli as well.
- Once fried strain the onion stalks also.
- Temper the remaining oil with Nigella seed.
- Add Garlic paste, chopped tomatoes, and also green chili followed by salt, turmeric powder, and chili powder, and cook unlit everything mixes and there is no raw aroma.
- Now add 2 cups full of water and bring it to a boil.
- Add fried potatoes and cook until potatoes are well-cooked.
- Now add fried fish and also the fried Piajkoli and cook for five minutes on low flame.
- Add a few pieces of coriander leaves and mix lightly and cover the pan with a lid so that the gravy can absorb the aroma of coriander leaves.
- Switch the flame off and serve Piajkoli ar Aloo diye Tangra Macher Jhol with steamed rice.
Notes
- The use of Mustard oil is optional however it makes the curry more flavorful.
- I prefer to use small to medium-sized fish to make this dish.
- Adjust Chilli according to taste.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Fish
- Method: Cooking
- Cuisine: Bengali
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 150g
- Calories: 337
- Sugar: 3.3g
- Sodium: 1093mg
- Fat: 16.6g
- Saturated Fat: 2.3g
- Carbohydrates: 27.3g
- Fiber: 5.1g
- Protein: 20.8g
- Cholesterol: 30mg