Koi Jhaal or Climbing Perch in Mustard paste

Name: Koi Jhaal or Climbing Perch in Mustard paste
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500 gms Koi or Climbing Perch; 1/4 cup black mustard seed plus 2 green chillies paste; 1 tsp turmeric powder plus 1/2 tsp; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1/8 tsp salt; 1/4 cup hot water plus 1/2 cup; 1/4 cup mustard oil; 1 tsp Panchphoron seeds; 2 whole red chillies split

Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

Kolkata

#CA26
My Late Mom loved Koi or Climbing Perch, a freshwater river fish and very tasty and flavourful. Her favourite was to cook in mustard paste or make a Jhaal. I followed her recipe to the T.

Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

Kolkata

#CA26
My Late Mom loved Koi or Climbing Perch, a freshwater river fish and very tasty and flavourful. Her favourite was to cook in mustard paste or make a Jhaal. I followed her recipe to the T.

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Ingredients

Prep time -10 mins, Cooking-20 mins

2 servings

500 gmsKoi or Climbing Perch
1/4 cupblack mustard seed plus 2 green chillies paste
1 tspturmeric powder plus 1/2 tsp
1 tspred chilli powder
1/8 tspsalt
1/4 cuphot water plus 1/2 cup
1/4 cupmustard oil
1 tspPanchphoron seeds
2whole red chillies split

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Steps

Prep time -10 mins, Cooking-20 mins

1

Wash the Koi fishes well and smear with turmeric powder, 1 tsp mustard oil and salt and set aside for 10 mins
2

In a pan heat mustard oil, add the fishes gently and on medium flame fry, flip sides after 2 mins and fry, set aside
3

In a bowl add mustard paste and red chillies powder, turmeric powder, how water and mix, set aside
4

In the same pan add Panchphoron seeds, whole red chillies split, the mustard seed paste, slit green chillies and stir well, add hot water, add salt and mix well
5

Add the fried fishes and on medium flame cook, when mustard oil surfaces, set aside
6

Plate with steamed rice and enjoy 😊

Tips

When smearing Koi, add mustard oil to prevent from oil falling on your face
Keep the flame on medium to low when cooking the fishes
Soak mustard seed preferably overnight and make a paste

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Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

on May 07, 2026 08:46

Kolkata

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