Pabda r Tel Jhal | Pabda Macher Jhal | Pabo Catfish Curry (Bengali Style)

As I promised , I will share one more delicious finger licking Pabda recipe. So i am here with this tempting fish curry. Pabda is my one of the favourite fish . In my childhood when my mother was cooking this amazing fish curry i was stunned over its taste. Its so fantastic in taste and color,you cannot believe. Basically small pabda are more tasty than the bigger one, try to buy much whiter also. And if it is from Ganges,then no way! In pune its not possible to get the river fishes , so cook whatever is available in market. This fish curry will be little rich in color and taste.Little hot and flavorful . But easy to cook and goes very well with plain warm rice.

About nutritional talk, Pabda fish is little calorie oriented fish, it is a combination of full of carbohydrates, and protein . Who have cholesterol problem,try to avoid this fish too.

 

Recipe By : Nabanita Das

Preparation Time : 10 min

Cooking Time : 20 min.

Ingredients :

• 4 Pabda Fish (wash and marinate with little turmeric powder,salt and re chili powder)
• 6 slit green chili
• 1 tsp Onion seeds
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• one handful Coriander leaves(finely chopped)
• 1/2 tsp Kashmiri red chili powder
• 3/4 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp mustard powder 
• 2 tbsp Mustard oil
• salt to taste.
• Oil for frying 

Cooking Directions :

1. Heat oil in a kadhai, fry marinated fishes in both sides and keep aside.
2. Add onion seeds and 2 slit green chili into rest of the oil in kadhai.
3. Mix cumin powder,mustard powder,kashmiri red chili powder,turmeric powder into 1/2 cup of warm water.
4. Add this mixture and saute until oil comes out.
5. Now add 1 cup warm water to it and fried fishes.
6. Adjust salt.
7. Let it cook for 1 mins.
8. Now add rest of the green chili,coriander leaves,and raw mustard oil,cover and switch off the stove burner.
9. Serve hot with plain rice.