Kachki Mach er Recipe / kachki Fish Recipe / Corica fish recipe
Kachki Macher Jhal is a very unpopular recipe, though it is a very delectable and healthy dish. As per Thistimeworld kachki/Corica fish has many health benefits; it cures heart disease, keeps bones well, prevents night blindness, helps to control blood pressure, and also controls blood sugar.
In this preparation, the marinated kachki fish are fried and then simmered in a thick gravy made with onions, tomato, garlic, and ginger and sometimes added with potatoes finished in a warm, spicy, cumin, coriander flavored sauce this is how to make Kachki Mach er jhal Recipe / kachki Fish Recipe / Corica fish recipe
The types of equipment used for this recipe are
- Mixing bowl
- Griddle/ concave tawa
- Blender
- Frypan
- Spatula
The ingredients required for this recipe are
For marinating and frying the fish
- Kachki fish-100 gm
- Mustard oil-2 tbsp
- Turmeric powder-1 tbsp
- Salt-1 tbsp
For tempering
- Mustard oil-1 tbsp
- Red chili-2
- Cumin seeds-1/2 tbsp
For gravy and others
- Onion-1/2(chopped)
- Onion paste-2 tbsp
- Tomato-1
- Ginger- garlic paste-1 tbsp
- Turmeric powder-1/2 tbsp
- Cumin-coriander powder-1 tbsp
- Red chili powder-1/2 tbsp
- Salt
- Chopped coriander leaves-2 tbsp
How to make Kachki Macher Jhal Recipe
Clean and wash the kachki fish, and put them in a mixing bowl
Add salt and turmeric powder, rub the fish well, and keep them aside for 15 minutes
Heat oil in a preseasoned griddle( as it is very difficult to fry, in a pan), and fry the fish
The fish are fried perfectly; take them out from the oil and keep them aside
Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds and whole red chili for tempering
As they splutter and sizzle, add the chopped onion and saute them for a minute
Now add the ginger–garlic paste and stir them for a minute
Add chopped tomato and stir them for 10 seconds
Now add the onion paste, and stir them for 2 minutes on high flame
Add the spices (cumin-coriander, turmeric, and red chili powder) and stir them until the raw smell goes off (it would take 2-3 minutes on high flame)
Now add 2 cups of water and allow them to boil for a minute
Add the fried kachki fish and mix them well, and cook for another 2 minutes on low flame
When the gravy becomes thick, add the chopped coriander leaves
Serve hot with rice and dal
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Kachki Macher Jhal Recipe
Equipment
- blender
- tawa/griddle
- mixing bowl
- A kadai or a fry pan
- Spatula
Ingredients
For marinating and frying the fish
- 100 gm Kachki Fish
- 2 tbsp. Mustard oil
- 1 tbsp. turmeric powder
- salt
For tempering
- 1 tbsp. Mustard oil
- 1/2 tbsp cumin seeds
- 2 whole red chili
For gravy and others
- 1/2 cup Onion(chopped)
- 2 tbsp Onion paste
- 1 tomato
- 1 tbsp. ginger-garlic paste
- 1/2 tbsp. turmeric powder
- 1/2 tbsp. red chili powder
- 1 tbsp. cumin- coriander powder
- 2 tbsp. Chopped coriander leaves
- salt
Instructions
- Clean and wash the kachki fish, and put them in a mixing bowl
- Add salt and turmeric powder, and rub the fish well, and keep them aside for 15 minutes
- Heat oil in a preseasoned griddle( as it is very difficultto fry, in a pan), and fry the fish
- The fish are fried perfectly; take them out from the oil and keep them aside
- Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds and whole red chili for tempering
- As they splutter and sizzle, add the chopped onion and saute them for a minute
- Now add the ginger –garlic paste and stir them for a minute
- Add chopped tomato and stir them for 10 second
- Now add the onion paste, and stir them for 2 minutes on high flame
- Add the spices (cumin-coriander, turmeric and red chili powder) and stir them untill the raw smell goes off (it would take 2-3 minuteson high flame)
- Add 2 cups of water and allow them to boil for a minute
- Add the fried kachki fish and mix them well, and cook for another 2 minutes on low flame
- When the gravy becomes thick, add the chopped coriander leaves
- Serve hot with rice and dal