
- Magur Mach/ Cat Fish: 3 (Medium-size; cut into three pieces each)
- Potato: 3
- Onion: 2
- Tomato: 1
- Green chili: 3
To marinate fish:
- Turmeric Powder: 1 teaspoon
- Salt: 1 teaspoon
- 2 tablespoon. Mustard Oil
To make the spice mix:
- Garlic Paste: 1 tablespoon
- Ginger Paste: 1 tablespoon
- Kashmiri Red Chili Powder: 1teaspoon
- Turmeric Powder: ½ teaspoon
- Cumin Powder: 1teaspoon
- Coriander Powder: 1teaspoon
- Salt: to taste
- Sugar: 1teaspoon
- Bengali Garam Masala Powder: 1teaspoon
- Mustard Oil: 1.5 tablespoon
Tempering:
- Bay Leaf: 1
- Dry Red Chilli: 2
Other:
- Mustard Oil: 5 tablespoon
- Marinate Magur Mach with 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder and 1 teaspoon Salt as well.
- Add around 2 tablespoon Mustard Oil and mix that as well.
- Now take Two Onion and remove the skin and chop.
- Peel the skin of 3 Potatoes and cut the Potatoes into Wedges.
- Roughly chop a Tomato and also slice a few Green Chilies.
- Now make a thick paste of Garlic Paste, Ginger Paste, Kashmiri Red Chili Powder, Turmeric Powder, Cumin Powder, Coriander Powder, Salt, Sugar, Bengali Garam Masala Powder.
- Add 1 tablespoon Mustard oil to this mixture to make the paste.
- Heal 5 tablespoon Mustard Oil in a Pan till the oil changes color.
- Now fry the marinated fish on medium flame.
- Once fried, strain from the pan.
- Once the fish is fried you can separate some oil to make the curry less oily.
- Do not over-fry the fishes. You may refer to the Magur Macher Rosha Recipe video of mine for the texture.
- Now fry Potato Wedges.
- While frying, sprinkle ¼ teaspoon each of Turmeric Powder and Salt.
- Keep the flame low and fry till the potatoes are 80% cooked and then stain from the pan.
- Temper remaining oil with 1 Bay Leaf and 1 Dry Red Chili.
- Add chopped Onion and Cook on low flame till the onion changes color to pink.
- Now add chopped Tomatoes and Cook till the tomatoes melt.
- Add little salt while cooking,
- Cook on low flame till the mixture releases oil from the edges.
- Now add 1 cup water to the mixture and Cook for 2 Minutes on Low flame.
- Add slices of green chilies and ⅓ cup water and keep cooking.
- Finally, add 1 more cup of water.
- Once the water started boiling, add fried potato wedges and Cook for around 5 minutes.
- Cover the Pan with a lid and cook for 2 minutes.
- Open the Lid and add 1 cup of water. By this time most of the water will evaporate.
- Now add fried fishes and mix with a spatula.
- Boil for around 3-4 minutes.
- Magur Macher Rosha will be ready by this time! Serve it hot with steamed rice.