Pabdar jhal

Name: Pabdar jhal
Total time: 2400 s
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 300 gm Indian Catfish/Pabda fish; 1 small potato; 1 tomato; 5-6 pieces green chilli; 1/3 tbsp nigella seeds/kalojeera; 1 tbsp turmeric powder; 1/2 tbsp red chilli powder; 4-5 mustard oil/vegetable oil; 1/2 cup chopped cilantro; to taste Salt; Water as required

Payal Saha @cook_12713267

India

This is a very easy and tasty bengali side dish.

Payal Saha @cook_12713267

India

This is a very easy and tasty bengali side dish.

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Ingredients

40 minutes

300 gmIndian Catfish/Pabda fish
1small potato
1tomato
5-6 piecesgreen chilli
1/3 tbspnigella seeds/kalojeera
1 tbspturmeric powder
1/2 tbspred chilli powder
4-5mustard oil/vegetable oil
1/2 cupchopped cilantro
to tasteSalt
Water as required

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Steps

40 minutes

1

Firstly clean fish with water very well, otherwise fish will smell baad. Marinate the fish with 1/2 tbsp turmeric powder and salt. Keep them for atleast 30 minutes.
2

Cut potato into long shape and also chopped the tomato. Slit the green chilies.
3

In the kadai heat oil by high flame. Then reduce the flame to low then add the fishes. Do not add all the fishes in one time, otherwise the fish can not be turned over properly and the fish will be broken. Cover the lid of the kadai and increase the flame. After one minute again lower the flame and open the lid and carefully turn over the fishes. After one minute lower the flame and open the lid and take out the fishes.
4

In the same kadai add nigella seeds/kalojeera and add the cut potatoes. Fry for 1-2 minutes. In the meanwhile in a bowl make paste of turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt and add into kadai. Also add the chopped tomato. The flame should be medium.
5

Now cook until the smell of raw spices are gone and also oil separates from spices. Add hot water for required gravy.
6

When it comes to boil properly add the fried fish carefully and let them boil. After 2 minutes turn over the fishes and let them boil again. Boil until potatoes are soft. Finally add chopped cilantro and switch off the flame. Serve it hot with steamed rice.