“May you please cut a few potatoes and I also need a few Piajkoli. Please pick from the flower-vase and cut into long strips and Rosie defrost a few Tangra Mach too!” I disconnected the call after letting my house-help know what all I needed to cook Piajkoli ar Aloo diye Tangra Macher Jhol. Rosie did…
Shorshe Bata diye Parshe Macher Jhal | Mullet Fish in Mustard Gravy
“Hey, look Mehebub over there! Machwala dada is having Dim Bhora Parshe Mach! Let’s pick some. I will make Shorshe Bata diye Parshe Macher Jhal. It is been Long when we have had it with steamed rice.” this was me to Mehebub upon seeing fresh Mullet aka Parshe mach at Patuli floating market a few days…
Charapona Macher Kabiraji Jhol aka Charapona Macher Jhol
This post is dedicated to the Chatterjee clan who were courageous enough to substitute Biryani with Jire-morich-dhone diye Charapona Macher Jhol 😆! This particular dish was everything I didn’t like while growing up and is everything the patriarchs from my family liked! They knew which fish to pick, which veggies to buy and their wives knew how…
Aloo Potol Diye Macher Jhol
My todays recipe is a signature bong dish Aloo Potol diye Macher Jhol which is a runny fish curry prepared along with Potatoes and Pointed Gourd and for me it is a comfort food in summer along with rice. Bengalis are inseparable from their bowl of Macher Jhol, the popular runny Fish curry along with a…
