Recipe: Yummy Tangra Maacher Jhaal (Bengali Style Cat Fish Curry)

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Tangra Maacher Jhaal (Bengali Style Cat Fish Curry). Scroll up for the detailed list of ingredients and their amounts. The tangra fish needs to be cleaned especially the stomachs. If you find any fish eggs leave them in.

The fish used is Tangra fish which is a fresh river water fish.

The recipe that I am sharing is a thin gravy made out of minimum of spices.

Vegetables of your choice can also be added.

You can cook Tangra Maacher Jhaal (Bengali Style Cat Fish Curry) using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Tangra Maacher Jhaal (Bengali Style Cat Fish Curry)

  1. You need 250 of gms. Tangra Fish (Cat Fish), cleaned & rinsed.

  2. It’s to taste of salt.

  3. You need 1/2 tsp. of turmeric powder.

  4. It’s 2-3 tbsp. of mustard oil.

  5. Prepare 1/2 tsp. of kalonji (nigella seeds).

  6. Prepare 1-2 of green chilies, slit.

  7. It’s 1 of onion, chopped.

  8. Prepare 1 tsp. of ginger-garlic paste.

  9. Prepare 1 tsp. of coriander-cumin powder.

  10. You need 1 tsp. of red chilli powder.

  11. It’s 1 tsp. of coriander leaves, chopped.

Bengalis are renowned for the fish curry cooking skills.

Many delicious recipes are cooked with Tangra mach (Cat Fish) like Shorshe Tangrar Jhal, Tangra Macher Chorchori, Tangra Posto, Tangra Macher Aloo Peyaj Diye Jhol, Thangra macher Bhuna and many more.

Though it tastes marvellous, but still it's a very quick and easy preparation.

This simple yet delicious fish curry is a favourite one with most of the Bengali crowd.

Tangra Maacher Jhaal (Bengali Style Cat Fish Curry) step by step

  1. Marinate the fish with a pinch of salt and turmeric powder for 10-15 minutes. Heat oil in a pan and fry them till light golden in colour. Drain and keep aside..

  2. Temper the same oil with kalonji and green chilies. Add the onion and saute till light brown. Now add the ginger-garlic paste and all the dry spices mixed with a little water..

  3. Fry on a low flame till the oil separates. Add 1 1/2 cups water and bring it to a boil. Gently drop in the fried fish pieces and simmer for 2-3 minutes or till you get the desired consistency..

  4. When done, add the coriander leaves and relish along with plain steamed rice..

Tangra Maach or Cat Fish is a small variety of river water fish.

It is prepared in many ways, either with mustard paste, tomato puree or just a simple thin gravy.

It is relished with plain steamed rice for a satisfying meal any day of the week.

Tangra Macher jhal is a typical bengali fish curry.

Here I am going to show you how to cook Tangra Macher Jhal.