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Wet fish curry with aubergines, potatoes and moong dal  (Macher jhol)
Photo: Swathi Handique

Wet fish curry with aubergines, potatoes and moong dal (Macher jhol)

20 ingredients 30 min + 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes

Macher jhol is an authentic Indian dish from Bangladesh. This soupy fish stew tastes light but is packed full of flavour. I feel it’s one of those dishes you need to become accustomed to, by which time you will then crave it endlessly.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

543
Calories
26g
Protein
28g
Fat
47g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 16 ingredients — the other 6 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Fennel 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Cayenne 1 tsp (1.8g) 6
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Seed not in our table 0
Nigella Seed not in our table 0
Fenugreek not in our table 0
Mung Bean not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp brown or black mustard seeds
  • 1 tbsp nigella seeds
  • 1 tbsp cumin
  • 1 tbsp fennel seeds
  • 1 tbsp fenugreek
  • 500g/17½oz thick white fish
  • salt, to season, plus 1 tsp
  • 2 tsp turmeric
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 200g/7oz small waxy potatoes, such as Charlotte, peeled and cut into 1cm/½in-thick slices
  • 100g/3½oz moong dal ( mung beans
  • 1 tsp panch phoran (see recipe above)
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
  • 1 tsp freshly ground cumin
  • 1 tsp freshly ground coriander seeds
  • 900ml/1½ pints water
  • 150g/5oz aubergine
  • 4-6 green cayenne chillies, halved lengthways
  • 4 tbsp roughly chopped fresh coriander

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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