Although the Hilsha season is over for this year, we in Delhi is still fortunate to be supplied with the coveted queen of all fishes. Though there are several dishes can be prepared of Hilsa aka “Ilish mach”, jhol and bhapa ilish are the commonest of all. However, in this Continue Reading
Our daily meal generally includes a fish curry almost every day particularly in lunch. That is why it cannot be too rich and spicy all the time. The light gravy which we call ‘Jhol’ or gravy per say is prepared without any onion or garlic and does have minimum spices. Continue Reading
Tangra Fish recipe is nothing new in my blog. Previously I shared two more recipes of tangra fish (Tangra Macher Jhol/ Tangra fish in Light Gravy , Tangra Macher Jhal/Tangra fish in Rich Gravy). Today’s recipe is almost similar to ‘Tangra Macher Jhol’ with slight difference in vegetables used. In Continue Reading
Fish curry is unarguably the most talked about quintessential Bengali dish which is synonymous to Bengali life, culture and food. It is perhaps the single common denominator which binds the Bengali daily life as an inevitable but deterministic thread. Bengalis love to talk about fishes, throng the markets every day Continue Reading
Amidst lock-down, while everything is shut off, I was dearly missing my daily dose of fish curry. All of a sudden, got hold of good half a kilo of fresh Katla fish which demanded some special treatment. What else could be better to prepare a rich katla curry with creamy Continue Reading
Bombay Duck Fish or ‘Lote/ Loytta mach’ (in Bengali) although not being considered as a top grade fish, however can be turned into quite a few tasty preparations. ‘Lote Macher Jhuri’ is one of these finger-licking dishes. With ample use of onion, tomato and garlic, this mashed fish curry will surely rouse your Continue Reading
Hilsa (Ilish in Bengali), the most quintessential Bengali fish is still counted to be the poster boy of Bengali cuisine and culture withstanding the onslaught of modernity. Undoubtedly one of the most exotic fishes ever to be come out from the water of Bengal (East Bengal to be precise), make Continue Reading
With hardly any bone and more than a taste of sea fish, ‘Bhetki’ is quite a popular and counted among the elites of fishes to Bengalis. “Paturi” (smoked fish cooked with mustard paste in banana leaf) is the best and a top class preparation out of Bhetki. Even the base Continue Reading
After a long I am back with an unique preparation of Rahu fish (Rui mach). Rohu is almost in our daily intake of food list and earlier I shared 3 of it’s preparations also. This time I am presenting a bit different dish which I’ve prepared with poppy seed paste Continue Reading
Earlier I have already shared with you one of the Tangra fish recipes (Tangra Macher Jhal/Tangra fish in Rich Gravy) which might have introduced you to Tangra, a tasty sweet water fish, adored by many Bengalis. Here I present another Tangra fish recipe which, in contrast to the earlier one, Continue Reading