How to cook katla macher jhol

The marinated  katla 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 and this is How to cook katla macher jhol in Bengali style

Ingredients: (for 3 servings )

• katla fish 6 pieces
• potatoes –two medium size
• Green peas-1/2 cup
• 2 tablespoon curd
• tomato-1 (chopped)
• onion 1 (chopped)
• ginger garlic paste 1 tablespoon each
• 3 green chillies
• Small bunch of coriander leaves(chopped )
• garam masala powder -1/2 teaspoon
• 1 dry red chilli
• turmeric powder 1 teaspoon
• red chilli powder 1 teaspoon
• coriander powder 1 tablespoon
• cumin powder 1 teaspoon
• salt to taste
• oil -1/2 cup(fry and gravy)
• water ½ cup
• 1 bay leaf

How to make katla macher jhol

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• first rub the fish pieces with salt and turmeric powder and keep it for 10 minutes
• heat oil in a pan and deep fry the fish and keep aside
• In the same oil tamper the cumin, bay leaf and dry red red chilli
• Now add the onion and fry it till it color changes to light brown then add potatoes (cut into slice), ginger garlic paste and sauté for 5 minutes

• This is the stage to add tomato, green peas, cumin, coriander, turmeric and red chilli powder salt and cook till the raw smell of the spices goes off.
• Now add the curd and mix it properly and add a little water to boil.
• Add the fried fish and cover it for 2 minutes to soak the gravy
• In the final stage add chopped coriander leaves, green chilies and garam masala powder then serve hot with steam rice.