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Home Dish Bengali: Koii Machher Tel-Jhal

Bengali: Koii Machher Tel-Jhal

Name: How to cook Bengali: Koii Machher Tel-Jhal - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Anamika Banerjee

Bengali: Koii Machher Tel-Jhal

One of the age old & unique Bong delicacies…Again, very much a quintessential one surely… Give it a try, if you’re a fish lover & would like to dive into the vast FISHY OCEAN of the BONG DELICACIES for which they’re known for, all across the globe…

Ingredient

Food ration :

4 servings

Cooking time :

30 mins. Prep T

8-10

For the Fish Marinade: pieces the Fresh Koi Fish: Cleaned & Gutted completely

1 tsp

or To Taste Salt

1 tsp

Turnerics

1 tsp

Red Chilli Powder

1/2 Cup

Mustard Oil: To Shallow Fry the Fish Pieces

1 Cup

For the Gravy: Onions Paste

1.5 tbsps (3 G)

Paste: Ginger-Garlic-Green Chilli Paste

1/2 Cup

Fresh Tomato Purée: Homemade

1/4 Cup

Plain Yoghurt: Well Whisked with some Sugar

1 tsp

Cumins Powder

1 tsp

Coriander Powder

1/2-1 tsp

Turmerics

1 tsp

Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder

Tempering Spices:Bay Leaves

1 tsp

Cumin Seeds

Whole Dry Red Chillies: Broken

4-5

Cloves

” Cinnamon Stick

3-4

Green Cardamoms: Split

Black Cardamom: Split- Optional

1.5

tsps tsps Bhuna Masala Powder: Homemade

2 tbsps

Mustard/Cooking Oil: For the Gravy

1 tbsp

Ghee

1/4 Cup

Fresh Coriander Leaves: Finely Chopped

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Firstly: Wash well the cleaned & gutted fish pieces- Marinate it with the aforesaid ingredients, coat well- Cover & set aside for about 15-20 mins time- Then, heating up the required amount of the mustard oil into a wok/frying pan/kadhai: Shallow fry the fish pieces in batches & pls don’t clutter them altogether in your haste

* Step 2

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* Step 3

Once all are fried- Strain them all in a separate lined up dish/plate & set aside for its later use in the dish- 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

* Step 4

In the same pan/vessel: Add in some more oil (if that’s required) or use the same oil to further prepare its gravy/curry- Add in the tempering spices to it & sauté nicely until they turn aromatic- In goes the onions paste & sauté continues further until it turns translucent, followed by the 3G Paste & sauté until the raw smell goes off

* Step 5

Add in the freshly prepared tomato purée, the seasonings & rest all other dry spices & ingredients aforementioned & continue sautéing nicely until the raw smell from the masala mixture is no more & the oil surfaces upto the pan 👇🏻

* Step 6

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* Step 7

Add in some splashes of warm water to it & sauté nicely until the mixture leaves the surface of the pan & the oil is released- Now, time to add in the hot water to it to adjust its gravy consistency justly, according to your own choice 👇🏻

* Step 8

Give it all a really good mix altogether to be nicely well combined & incorporated- Bring it to a rolling boil- Then, add in the fried koi fish pieces to it, gently & carefully immerse them into the boiling gravy & reducing the flame to the medium-low now, allow it to cook furthermore for about another 5-6 mins time while stirring occasionally in between

* Step 9

When the gravy has considerably reduced & oil is seen afloat on the surface of the pan & the curry 🍛 that’s the indication that our cooking is complete now. Turn off the flame, add in the finely chopped coriander leaves & the Homemade Bhuna & Garam Masala Powders, mixing everything together nicely to get well infused with each other

* Step 10

Cover it back again to keep it at rest on the hot oven itself before serving it hot, in your Lunch or Dinner Menus to enjoy with your family, friends or the loved ones…👇🏻

* Step 11

Transfer it to a separate bowl/plate/platter now- Garnish it your own way- It’s best had & relished with a plateful of piping hot steamed rice or simple Bengali Style pulao with some greens in the plate perhaps…👇🏻

* Step 12

Time to ENJOY now…As I simply can’t wait any longer to taste it… So, what are you all waiting for folks & perhaps, still contemplating on giving it a humble try…?!