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🐟Macher Jhol with Rice

Name: Macher Jhol with Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Indian (Bengali)
Ingredients: 200 g rohu fish; 0.5 cup rice; 1 medium potato; 1 medium tomato; 1 tbsp ginger paste; 1 tsp cumin powder; 0.5 tsp turmeric; 0.5 tsp nigella seeds; 2 piece green chili; 2 tbsp mustard oil

Authentic bengali indian dinner you can cook at home in about 35 minutes. 10 simple ingredients, step-by-step.

Total time

35 min

Serves

Per serving

540 kcal

Difficulty

Easy

Ingredients (1 servings)

200 grohu fish
0.5 cuprice
1 mediumpotato
1 mediumtomato
1 tbspginger paste
1 tspcumin powder
0.5 tspturmeric
0.5 tspnigella seeds
2 piecegreen chili
2 tbspmustard oil

Instructions

1
Rub fish with turmeric and salt. Heat mustard oil; lightly fry fish, then potato wedges.
2
Pop nigella seeds in same oil. Add ginger, tomato, cumin, turmeric, salt; cook 3 min.
3
Add 2 cups water and potatoes; simmer 10 min. Slip in fish; cook 5 min more.
4
Garnish with green chili and a drizzle of raw mustard oil. Serve with steamed rice.

Nutrition per serving

540

kcal · Calories

g · Protein

g · Carbs

g · Fat

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