
Alu diye Aar Macher jhol / Aar Fish Curry in traditional Style / Singara fish curry

Alu diye Aar Macher jhol/ Aar Fish Curry is a Bengali delicacy and one of the most frequently prepared recipes in every Bengali house. In this preparation, The marinated Aar fish chunks are fried and then simmered in a thick gravy made with tomatoes, onions, garlic, and ginger and sometimes added with potatoes finished in a warm, spicy, cumin, coriander flavored sauce this is How to cook Aar Fish Curry in traditional Style.
Equipment used
- Sil batta (if you don’t have then you can use a blender)
- Mixing bowl
- Kadai
- Spatula
Ingredients
- Aar fish (cut into curry cut size)-1
- Mustard oil-3/4th cup
- Potato-2(cut into curry cut size)-2
- Turmeric powder-1 tbsp
- Red chili powder-1/2 tbsp
- Coriander seeds-1 tbsp
- Cumin seeds-1 tbsp
- Ginger-1/2 inch
- Grated garlic-2 tbsp
- Whole red chili-2
- Bay leaf-1
- Cinnamon stick-1/4 inch
- Cardamom-1
- Cloves-4
- Chopped onion-2
- Chopped tomato-2
- Chopped coriander leaves-2 tbsp
- Salt
How to make Alu diye Aar Macher jhol / Aar Fish Curry in traditional Style / Singara fish curry
Clean and wash the fish chunks and keep them in a mixing bowl

Add turmeric powder and salt and rub the fish well

Heat oil in a kadai, let it come to a smoky point, and then add the fish chunks

Fry them well on both sides and take them out of the oil

Same way fry the other fish chunks

Now with the help of a sil batta crush the cumin, coriander, red chili, and ginger ( if you don’t have sil batta, then grind them with the help of a grinder)



Now add bay leaf, cardamom, cinnamon, and cloves in the same kadai and sauté them for a minute

Now add the grated garlic and stir them for a minute

Add the chopped onions and fry them till they become translucent

Now add the potato chunks and fry them for two minutes

Add tomatoes and mix them well

Now add the salt, turmeric powder, and red chili powder and sauté them for a minute


Add the spices paste (crushed in sil batta)

Sauté them well till the raw smell of the spices goes off

Add 2 cups of water and mix them well

Cover the lid and allow them to cook for 5 minutes on low flame to boil the potatoes

Now open the lid and slowly drop the fish chunks and mix them and cook for 2 minutes without cover

Turn off the flame

Transfer them to a serving plate and serve hot with hot rice
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