Aar Macher Jhol Recipe - Bengali Style Fish In Tomato Gravy

Name: Aar Macher Jhol Recipe - Bengali Style Fish In Tomato Gravy
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Bengali Recipes
Ingredients: 600 grams Aar Maach (fish) rohu/ katla fish (cut into thick steaks); 1 null Tomato finely chopped; 2 null Bay leaves (tej patta); 1-1/2 tablespoons Ginger paste; 4 null Green Chillies coarsely crushed; 1 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera); 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhania); null Salt to taste; 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera); 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi); 2 null Green Chillies slit lengthwise; null Mustard oil as required; 1-1/4 cups Water add 2 cups if you like a loose gravy; null Sugar a pinch (optional); 1 tablespoon Coriander (Dhania) Leaves optional

Donna George

April 30, 2025

1398 Ratings

Aar Macher Jhol Recipe - Bengali Style Fish In Tomato Gravy

Time:Prep: 5 M|Cook: 15 M|Total: 20 M

Makes:2 Servings

Meal:Dinner

Cuisine:Bengali Recipes

Aar Macher Jhol Recipe is a Bengali Fish curry prepared with Aar/ Katla/ Rohu fish. Aar fish also known as the Giant River Catfish is a delicious fish that is commonly found in freshwater and brackish water.

This sumptuous curry is relatively simple to prepare and uses the simplest of ingredients, most of which are usually available in your pantry.

Serve piping hot Aar Macher Jhol – Fish In Spicy Tomato Gravy along with Steamed Rice and Begun Bhaja for a weekday lunch or dinner. Enjoy!

If you like this recipe, you can also try other Bengali Recipes such as

This sumptuous curry is relatively simple to prepare and uses the simplest of ingredients, most of which are usually available in your pantry.

Serve piping hot Aar Macher Jhol – Fish In Spicy Tomato Gravy along with Steamed Rice and Begun Bhaja for a weekday lunch or dinner. Enjoy!

If you like this recipe, you can also try other Bengali Recipes such as

Ingredients

600 grams Aar Maach (fish), rohu/ katla fish (cut into thick steaks)

1 Tomato, finely chopped

2 Bay leaves (tej patta)

1-1/2 tablespoons Ginger, paste

4 Green Chillies, coarsely crushed

1 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera)

1 teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)

Salt, to taste

1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)

1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)

2 Green Chillies, slit lengthwise

Mustard oil, as required

1-1/4 cups Water, add 2 cups if you like a loose gravy

Sugar, a pinch (optional)

1 tablespoon Coriander (Dhania) Leaves, optional

Instructions for Aar Macher Jhol Recipe - Bengali Style Fish In Tomato Gravy

To begin making the Aar Macher Jhol Recipe, firstly marinate the fish with salt and turmeric powder.

Heat oil in a wok and shallow fry the fish on both sides till they turn crispy and golden. Remove and keep aside.

Into the same wok, add bay leaves and cumin seeds. Fry these for 1 minute and add the chopped tomatoes.

Sauté well. Into this Bengali Style Fish Gravy, add turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and enough salt and sauté till tomatoes soften. Add the ginger paste and coarsely crushed green chilies. Sauté till raw smell goes away and oil floats.

Now add the water and allow the Fish gravy to come to a boil. Once the gravy starts boiling, add the fried fish and cook covered till fish has cooked through. [This should take about 6 to 8 minutes approximately]

Once the fish has cooked through, add the slit green chilies, adjust salt if necessary and add sugar to taste. Allow it to cook for 5 minutes.

Garnish this Bengali Fish Curry with coriander leaves and serve hot. Serve piping hot Aar Macher Jhol – Fish In Spicy Tomato Gravy along with Steamed Rice and Begun Bhaja for a weekday lunch or dinner. Enjoy!