Tarkari diye macher jhol (bengali fish curry with vegetables)

Name: Tarkari diye macher jhol (bengali fish curry with vegetables)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: Sweet water fish (Rohu, Katla, bhetki, Salmon,catfish etc.); Cauliflower : few florets( Cut into big pieces); Potato : 1 or 2 of medium size(Cut lengthwise); Broad Beans(Sim) : 5-6 pieces(cut into half); Pointed gourd/parwal/Patol : 3-4 pieces(cut into lengthwise); Ginger : 1" piece (grated); Green chilli : 1(chopped); Tomato : 1(small-chopped); Panch phoron : 1 tablespoon. (a spice mixture of cumin seed, black cumin seed, mustard seed, fenugreek seed and fennel seed-mix in equal quantity); Turmeric Powder : 3-4 teaspoons.; Chilli powder : 1-2 teaspoon.( as per taste); Cumin powder(jeera) : 2 teaspoons.; Salt to taste; Oil(preferably mustard oil) : 3-4 tablespoons.; Fresh coriander leaves for garnishing

Main Dish

Very Easy

40 min

Preparation

Preparation15 min

Cook time25 min

Clean fish and apply 1-2 teaspoon. of turmeric powder and 2-3 pinches of salt on each fish pieces. Keep aside for 10-15 minutes.
Cut vegetables as mentioned or any way you want, it really doesnot matter.Heat oil in a pan. Fry fish pieces on medium heat until brown from both sides. Keep aside.
Take another pan, heat 2 tablespoons. of oil, add all the vegetables and with a pinch of salt, stir fry for 2-3 minutes and remove from pan.
In the same oil, temper with panch phoron, when seeds change their color to deep brown and you get the aroma, add grated ginger, chopped green chillies and chopped tomatoes.
Prepare a mixture of three spice powders with 2-3 tablespoons. of water and add this mixture when tomatoes turn soft.
In medium flame, let the spice cook, when oil seperates, add the sauted vegetables. Mix well with spices. Then add about 1 and 1/2 cup of water.
When water starts to boil, add salt to taste and the fried fish pieces. In medium flame, let the curry simmer and vegetables are cooked(This is not a dry gravy dish).
When veges are cooked and you have your desired consistency of gravy, remove from heat. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve with hot white rice.

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Durba Banerjee

16/08/2021

The process is not right as you are making macher jhol.panchforon does not go well with fish.the tampering should be with gota jeere.if this jhol is made with only vegetables then panchforon can be added.I love this sobji die macher jhol with gondhoraj lebu.

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