Pabda macher jaal bengali recipe

Total time: 30 min Prep time: 10 min

Ingredients:

• 8 piece Pabda-fish
• 1/4 tsp kalonji seeds
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1/4 tsp Sugar
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
• 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
• 8 green-chili
• 1 cup finely grated cilantro
• 2 cups Warm Water or as needed

Preparation:

1. First wash, clean and marinate the pabda fish with salt and turmeric powder.
2. Heat oil in a pan for shallow fry the marinate fish and keep aside. Heat 1-2 tablespoon oil in a saucepan adds kalonji seeds when they begin to sizzle add green chill and ginger. Allow this to sizzle for 45 seconds. Wait until ginger paste becomes reddish. (Don't let the ginger burn).
3. Now add red chili powder and turmeric powder Add 2 cups water- stir lightly. Cover it and cook for 10 minutes. After a few seconds add fish and salt to it, boil this until the gravy saturates the fish suitably.
4. Garnish with green chills. Serve hot with rice.