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Taste of Tradition: Bata Macher Jhol Recipe Made Easy

Bata macher jhol recipe 

Bata macher jhol is a traditional Bengali fish recipe which is renowned for its simplicity and delicate flavours, this is a light and aromatic dish featuring small freshwater fish typically bata fish, bata mach or labeo bata. The fish are simmered in a fragrant gravy and the dish is characterized by its use of mustard oil, which imparts a distinctive sharpness and a blend of spices that include turmeric, cumin and green chilies lending a gentle heat. Fresh potatoes along with tomatoes often accompany the fish adding a subtle sweetness and texture to the dish, bata macher jhol is a staple in bengali households celebrated for its comforting and wholesome qualities and it is usually enjoyed with steamed rice.

Ingredients needed for the recipe 

• 9 bata fish
• 4 potatoes cut into round pieces
•  2 tomatoes pureed 
• Masala paste containing mustard, cumin, green chilies, ginger and stem of coriander leaves.
• Turmeric powder 
• Kashmiri red chili powder 
• Salt
• Bay leaves 
• Nigella seeds 
• Coriander leaves 
• 3 green chilies 
• Mustard oil 

Ingredients needed for bata macher jhol

Pre preparation tips 

1. Take a kadhai and heat some mustard oil in it to fry the bata fish, bata mach. 

   Heating mustard oil

   
   
2. Marinate the fishes with salt and turmeric powder. 

   Marinated fish with turmeric and salt

   
   
3. Now when the oil is heated add the fish one by one for frying, fry both the sides by turning over and fry the fish in batches. 

   Frying labeo bata fish

   
   
4. When the fish are fried take them aside in a plate and in the same way fry all the fishes. 

   Fried fish

   
   
5. When all the fish are fried, in the same oil fry the potatoes with salt and turmeric powder. 

   Frying the potatoes

   
   

Method of preparation 

1. Heat some mustard oil in a kadhai. 
2. When the oil is heated add two bay leaves and nigella seeds and fry with the oil. 

   Frying bay leaf and nigella seeds

   
   
3. Now add the masala paste and some water from the bowl where the masala was kept, and now fry for 2 minutes with the oil nicely. 

   Adding the masala paste

   
   
4. Add the turmeric powder, Kashmiri red chili powder and salt in the fried masala and mix together. 

   Adding turmeric powder,salt and Kashmiri red chili powder

   
   
5. Now add the tomato puree and cook together with the masalas, after that add 1 bowl of water washed from the bowl of tomato puree, and cover the kadhai for some minutes. 

   Adding tomatoes puree

   
   
6. After some minutes open the cover and you will see that the masalas have released their oil, now in this stage add the fried potatoes and mix with the gravy nicely for some minutes. 

   Cooking the potatoes in the masala

   
   
7. Now add water to let the potatoes get boiled and stir it, then cover the kadhai for 3 to 4 minutes or more. 

   Adding a bottle of water

   
   
8. Now open the cover after the time gap and you will see that the potatoes are boiled by piercing it with the spatula or spoon. 
9. Now at this stage immerse the fried fish in the gravy, add the green chillies and coriander leaves and gently mix all together so that the fish pieces do not break. 

   Immersing labeo bata fish in the gravy

   
   
10. Now cover the kadhai after adding the fish, green chilies and coriander leaves. 

    Adding green chilies and coriander leaves

    
    
11. Open the cover and now the bata macher jhol is ready to be served.. 

    Taste of Tradition: Bata Macher Jhol Recipe Made Easy

    
    

Tips for Perfecting bata macher jhol recipe 

• Fry the bata mach gently without breaking it.
• Use good quality of fish and ingredients for the recipe. 
• Fry the fish and potatoes before preparing the recipe.
• Prepare the masala mixture with mustard, green chilies, cumin, ginger and stem of coriander leaves. 
• Fry the fish after marinating with salt and turmeric powder.
• Finish with garnishing with green chilies and coriander leaves.

Taste of Tradition: Bata Macher Jhol Recipe Made Easy

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Taste of Tradition: Bata Macher Jhol Recipe Made Easy

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