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Macher Jhaal

Oct 16, 2011 25 min
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Macher Jhaal
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Preparation Time
Under 30 min
Difficulty
Moderately easy
Occasion
Dinner Party
Recipe Type
Dinner
Cuisine
South Indian

Machher Jhol or Machha Jhola is a traditional Odia and Bengali spicy fish stew. It is in the form of a very spicy stew that is served with rice. Machher Jhol is liberally seasoned with turmeric, garlic, onions, and grated ginger. Potatoes are added to the stew as a thickening agent. Tomatoes are also added to impart the dish with a reddish color which is preferred by the people of Bengal.

Ingredients

Ingredient Quantity Calories (kcal) Fat (g) Cholesterol (mg)
Rui Fish
Rui Fish
500 gram 650 10 3
Green Chillies
Green Chillies
3 nos 10.8
Chili powder
Chili powder
1.5 teaspoon 2.66 53.04
Turmeric Powder
Turmeric Powder
1 teaspoon 2.86
Onion
Onion
1 tablespoon 7.68 0.02
Mustard Oil
Mustard Oil
4 tablespoon 918.72 104.4
Butter
Butter
0.25 cup 406.9 46.03 1.19
Salt
Salt
1 as required 0
Total 1999.62 213.49 4.19

Preparation Method

  1. 01 Apply Turmeric Powderr & Salt to the chopped Fish, fry slightly in Oil and keep aside.
  2. 02 Make a paste by mixing the remaining Turmeric Powderr powder and Chili powder with Water.
  3. 03 Sauté the Onion in hot Mustard Oil unTil brown in colour.
  4. 04 Now put the Turmeric Powderr-chili paste and ½ cup of Water.
  5. 05 BOil for a few minutes, then add the Chilies and a tsp. of Mustard Oil.
  6. 06 Serve hot with Rice.

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