Macher Jhol

  Take the fish pieces, wash under tap water, pat dry and marinate with salt and turmeric and keep aside.

  Now take a kadai, heat 2 tablespoons oil till smokes, add marinated fish pieces, 2 at a time, fry till golden and take the fish and keep aside.

  Take a small bowl, add ginger paste, turmeric, cumin powder, red chili powder, kashmiri red chili powder & little water, and make a paste.

  In the same kadai add rest 2 tablespoons oil and temper the oil with panch foron. Now add potatoes and fry till golden brown.

  Now add the ginger and spices paste which you made earlier, and salt. Keep stirring till the smell of raw ginger goes off.

  Add the fried fish and 11/2 cup warm water to the pan, cover the kadai and let the jhol cook on low heat for 5 minutes.

  After 5 minutes open the cover, check for salt, add if need and turn off the heat.

  Serve Bier barir paka ponar jhol with Gorom bhat or hot steamed rice. Enjoy...