Fish Masala Recipe (Bengali Macher Jhaal)

Ingredients:

• Fish (Rohu) - 4 big pieces
• Onion - 2
• Tomato - 2
• Garlic - 8 pieces
• Ginger-garlic paste
• Capsicum - 1
• Green chillies - 5
• Refined oil
• Mustard oil
• Jeera (Cumin) powder
• White Jeera (Whole)
• Turmeric powder
• Salt
• Red chilli powder

Method:

• Wash the fish pieces thoroughly with tap water.
• Rub a pinch of salt and turmeric over the pieces.
• Deep fry the fishes in refined oil. Keep them aside.
• Now, add a pinch of white jeera in the hot oil. Add grated onions and crushed garlics and fry them for a few seconds.
• Add chopped tomatoes, chopped capsicum, green chillies and stir.
• Make a paste by mixing 1 tsp ginger garlic paste, salt, turmeric powder, jeera powder, red chilli powder and add this paste.
• Now stir well till oil separates.
• Add one cup water.
• Keep stirring till the water starts to boil.
• Next, add the fried fish pieces one by one and stir gently. Make sure the fishes do not break.
• Cover it with a lid for a while.
• After some time, open the lid, turn over the pieces and again cover.
• Wait till the gravy thickens.
• Lower the flame and spread 1 tbsp mustard oil over the preparation.
• Turn off the flame, your fish masala is ready.
• Garnish with green Chillies cut into halves, and serve hot with plain rice or fried rice.