Recipe: Delicious Koi Macher Jhal (Bengali Fish Curry)

Koi Macher Jhal (Bengali Fish Curry).

You can cook Koi Macher Jhal (Bengali Fish Curry) using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Koi Macher Jhal (Bengali Fish Curry)

1. You need 2 of koi fish, cleaned.
2. It's 3 tbsp of mustard oil.
3. It's 1 tsp of nigella seeds (kalonji).
4. You need 2 tsp of mustard paste / kasundi.
5. You need 1 tsp of tomato paste.
6. Prepare to taste of salt.
7. Prepare 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder.
8. You need 2 of green chilies, slit.
9. It's 1 tsp of raw mustard oil.
10. Prepare 1 tbsp of coriander leaves.

Koi Macher Jhal (Bengali Fish Curry) step by step

1. Marinate the fish with a pinch of salt and turmeric powder for 5 minutes. Heat oil in a pan and fry them on both sides till golden in colour. Drain and keep aside..
2. In a bowl, mix together mustard paste, turmeric powder and tomato paste with little water to form a paste. Keep aside..
3. Temper the same oil with nigella seeds. Saute for a few seconds and add the mustard paste. Saute till the oil separated and then add 1 cup water..
4. Bring it to a boil. Then slowly drop in the fried fish, salt and the green chilies. Simmer on a medium flame for 2-3 minutes..
5. When done, add the raw mustard oil and coriander leaves and switch off the flame. Serve with plain steamed rice..