Bengali fish curry (Aloo Begun Bori diye macher jhol).
You can have Bengali fish curry (Aloo Begun Bori diye macher jhol) using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Bengali fish curry (Aloo Begun Bori diye macher jhol)
- It's of Potatoes - 2 (mideum pieces).
- You need of Brinjal/eggplant - 2 cut into pieces.
- It's of Badi/Bodi (lentil dumpling) - as required.
- You need 1 tsp of Nigella seeds (Kalo jeera).
- It's of Green chillies - 4/5 (add less for spice).
- It's of Fish (Rohu fish) - 8 pieces approx half Kg.
- You need 1 tsp of Corrinader powder.
- Prepare 3 tsp of Turmeric powder.
- You need 1 tsp of Red chilli powder.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of Nigella powder.
- You need 1-2 cups of Water.
- It's of Salt.
- You need of Refined oil.
Bengali fish curry (Aloo Begun Bori diye macher jhol) instructions
- Wash fish pieces thoroughly in water, marinate in turmeric powder and salt. Fry all the pieces. Take out and keep aside..
- Fry the Badi slowly at low till golden brown, take out and keep aside on another Bowl..
- Now add nigella /Kalaunji/Kalo jeera seeds to the above oil for the Phoron/Tadka sauté them, add potatoes, Brinjal/eggplant pieces and add salt fry at low for atleast 5-7 mints stiring in between for even frying..
- Add turmeric & red chilli powder, corrinader powder to the above, add Fish,water slowly, slit Green chillies in between, Add badi/bodi and chillies to the above gravy..
- Cover and cook for atleast 10- 15 mints at med-low or till the potatoes are soft. The brinjals will cook before potatoes, If you feel, you can add them at the time of mixing in water..
- Now add finely nigella powder. Cooked for 30 seconds again..
- This is a wonderful recipe to cook Rohu fish or Pona mach. We served it with warm cooked rice..