Chitol macher kalia

chitol macher kalia

Delicious and Popular dish of Chitol fish from Bengal.

Ingredients

Chitol fish                                 2 big

Onion paste                              1 mediun

Ginger-garlic paste                    1 tsp

Tomato paste                            1 medium

Garam masala paste                  ½ tsp

(cinnamom ½ inch, clove 1,

 green cardamom 1)

Turmeric powder                        1 tsp

Cumin powder                           ½ tsp

Chilli powder                             ½ tsp

Green chilli                                2

Salt                                          to taste

Mustard oil                                2 tbsp

Method

First marinate the fish with ½ tsp turmeric powder and salt for 5 minutes.

marinate fish pieces

Heat oil in a kadai.

Fry the chitol pieces carefully until light brown from both sides.

fry fish one by one

Then remove and keep aside

Now in the same oil, add onion paste and stir till pink in medium heat.

Add tomato paste and stir for a minute.

Then add ginger-garlic paste and stir well for 2 minutes

Now add turmeric powder, chilli powder and cumin powder and cook until oil separate from masala.

cooked masala

Add little bit of water and salt, then stir and cook for 2 minutes.

Now add fried fish.

add fried fish into masala

Turn over them carefully then cover and cook for 4 to 5 minutes in low flame.

Open cover add garam masala paste mix and again cook for 2 minutes.

add garam masala and mix well

Remove and serve with hot rice.