For Bengalis Fish curry or Machher Jhol is not a dish, its an emotion. Meal is incomplete without Fish specially Bengalis who live in Bengal. Probashi bengalis i.e., those bengalis who have migrated to other parts in India or abroad, have changed their tastebuds according to the Region where they live. They may be happy…
Category: Fish
Baked Fish….Sole….Soul to Sole….
Straight away coming to the recipe. Super easy, scrumptious dinner option. I made it with Indian Sole fillet. However, this dish could be made with any fish fillet of your choice. Ingredients: Fish large Fillets- 2 Cleaned washed and pat dry. Green beans- Bunch Baby potatoes par boiled and slightly softened- 2 halved Carrot…
DAAB CHINGRI….prawns cooked in a coconut shell
“Daab Chingri” or prawns cooked in a cocoanut shell, is considered unique and one of the most delectable dish among Indian Bengali dishes. You will be amused to know how this exotic dish is prepared by using only few ingredients. It is cooked inside the coconut shell and served straight out of the coconut shell….
Grilled Whole Fish…..Karimeen… Pearl Spot Fish
Karimeen Fish is recipes are common in Kerela Household. During our Kerala backwater trip we ate it in out House boat journey. It was a fresh catch from Vembanad lake(as was told by the chef of the houseboat) and populously known as Kala fish to the tourists. May be due to its blackish skin. In…
Prawn Satay…..
Fishi Friday as said by my friend. Does not require speech so Straight to the recipe. Ingredients: Medium size prawns, Jumbow or Tiger prawns– 10 Garlic & onion powder- 1 tblspn (Substitute it with garlic and onion liquid extracts) Chipotle sauce- 2 tblspn Olive oil- 2 tspn (divided) Butter- 1 tblspn Lemon juice- 1…
BHAPA Chingri….Golda Chingri…..Shorshe Narkol……..Giant Prawn in coconut Mustard Sauce….
I have thought of a series on Prawn preparation in next few days . My fist preparation on the series is “Bhapa Golda Shorshe Chingri”. Its an authentic Bengali (Easter region in India) preparation. Bhapa means steamed, Golda Chingri means giant prawn and shorshe means Mustard. So key ingredients to this preparation are Giant prawns,…
Punti Jhaal- Spicy Freshwater Fish
Another version of cooking Fresh Water Fish. This time it is spicy not soupy. Puti Mach is a fresh water fish. They are generally 3-4” long and has scales on its body. It has tiny bones alongside the belly. It has small pointed head. These fishes are generally consumed whole alongwith head. Bones are chewed…
Pabda Macher Jhol…..fresh water fish stew…..no onion…no garlic…..
“Pabda Macher Jhol” is one of the popular fish preparation of Bengal in India. Pabda belongs to catfish family. It’s a sweet water fish with extremely flavourful soft and slippery flesh. It does not have any scales and has one ling bone in the middle. It has tiny bones alongside its small belly but those…
Red Snapper…Baked!!!Grilled!!!!
We get fresh fish in local market. Cooking fresh fish and eating it straight from the oven is delightful. Baked Red Snapper is easy to cook, could be ready in few mins. with commonly available spices at home. Baked Fish recipe I found in epicurious.com. Followed it as it is. The grilled one is…
Baked Pomfret in Banana Leaf
This is another dish cooked in banana leaf packets. Pomfret is such a fish which is cooked in number of ways and techniques, all over the world. It is super fleshy, does not have scales and no pin bone fish. Fry, grill, bake , curry, delicious in every way. My family is super…