Ilish Macher Jhol

Name: Ilish Macher Jhol
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Bengali
Ingredients: 400 grams Fish; 0.5 tsp Turmeric Powder; 0.5 tsp Nigella Seeds; 4 pieces Green Chili; 2 tbsp Mustard Oil; 1 tsp Salt; 1.25 cups Water

Traditional Bengali hilsa fish curry cooked in a light mustard oil broth tempered with nigella seeds and green chilies.

Total Time 22 mins

Difficulty Easy

Servings 3

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Ingredients

400 grams Fish Recipes →

0.5 tsp Turmeric Powder Recipes →

0.5 tsp Nigella Seeds Recipes →

4 pieces Green Chili Recipes →

2 tbsp Mustard Oil Recipes →

1 tsp Salt Recipes →

1.25 cups Water Recipes →

Step-by-Step Instructions

Marinate fish steaks with half turmeric powder and salt for 10 minutes.

Heat mustard oil in a pan until smoking, lightly flash-fry fish for 30 seconds per side; remove.

In the same oil, temper nigella seeds and slit green chilies.

Add remaining turmeric powder, salt, and water; bring broth to a boil.

Add fish pieces, cover, and simmer gently for 8 minutes before serving with rice.

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