It is native to South and Southeast Asia, and has been introduced to some Pacific Islands. ME FRESH Fish - River Murrel, 1 kg Bengali Cut . I am just relieved that no body has called me a maach-didi – a fish sister, yet! #deliciousbliss #traditional #bengali #fish #inmykitchen #cookedwithlove #homecooking #instalove #instafood #instagood #fishporn #foodporn #foodgasm #instagram #dishoftheday #picoftheday #myhome #ishitaunblogged, A post shared by Ishita (@ishitaunblogged) on Mar 17, 2018 at 12:02pm PDT. But this one great post. Actually the Gravy is very rich and beautiful in taste and texture. Shol Fish (Snakehead Murrel) With Radish Curry In Bengali Style. Pona comes from the same family as Rohu and can be prepared in a similar way while Chara Pona, is the baby Pona and makes a very good light curry with potatoes, green papaya, green banana and Boris. In fact, I have started to relish the curiosity and the talks surrounding these two topics. It is gene A bad and stale fish is going to spoil the receipe. On the hindsight, I didn’t grow up loving fish as much as I loved sweets. B: Bata, Bhetki, Basa – While Bata is a long bony fish to be cooked in its entirety in the traditional mustard preparation with a tempering of nigella seeds, Bhetki is a well sought-after Bengali fish and versatile. What perhaps remains sacrosanct is the use of mustard oil in a Bengali fish preparation and the use of fingers for bhaat mekhe khaoa – to mix the rice in the delicious fish gravy. Catla Fish / Kendai slices ; Live Murrel fish / Viral fish Small; Live Murrel fish / Viral fish; Pearl Spot Fish 200gm to 300 gm / Karimeen fish; Pearl Spot Fish 300gm up / Karimeen fish; Rohu fish / Kendai fish 1kg to 1.5kg ; Fresh Water Pomfret / Yeri Vaval 500 gm to 750 gm; Rohu fish / Kendai fish Small; Mrigal fish / Carp / White Rohu Come monsoons, hotels and Bengali restaurants in Kolkata are flooded with Hilsa festivals where traditional recipes jostle for space along with fusion recipes. Fry the onions some more with the ginger, garlic and cumin powder. January 22, 2014. From Bur Dubai, there are many options. Pingback: Shubho Noboborsho | A traditional Bengali menu for Frying Pan Diaries podcast, Pingback: Traditional Bengali Cuisine | All The ‘Slight’ Details, What an awesome post! Tilapia is an import and has been adopted affectionately into the Bengali fish dictionary and serves up brilliantly in a Shorshe Jhaal, the spicy mustard preparation. However, while choosing a suitable area or land for your fish far… But I seriously – seriously do now, and that’s all because of the two decades of living away from Bengal and also the constant questions and queries that I get from so many people – via emails and messages and DMs – on the topic of FISH. 3,307 kms away from Bengal, raising two third culture kids and perpetually in a quasi Bengali state of being – I crave for dupurer ghum – afternoon siesta on a Sunday afternoon when all of Dubai are busy getting into the groove of the week with the first working day being Sunday! Magur is a kind of a catfish and small pieces of Magur cooked in a light gravy made with turmeric and cumin is considered a coolant. Very small and delicious freshwater fish [Amblypharyngodon mola] মৌরলা mōŭralā: 3182. Don’t forget the prices – whether the dirhams spent here was worth the rupees that he generally spends back home. Channa striata, the striped snakehead, is a species of snakehead fish. Regional variations have co-existed through times and recipe evolutions can be contributed to geo-political changes that have shaped the history of Bengal – from the undivided Bengal of pre-independence India to the one that is now partitioned by the borders of India and Bangladesh, post-independence. Keep writing and keep shining! Shorshe Bata Maach – Mustard Salmon In This Case There’s another Bangladeshi supermarket just beside DreamGirls Tailors in Meena Bazaar who deliver home. It works towards our advantage and as I say, let’s bask in the glory of our fishy and sweet heritage! 1.Wash the fish with warm water and rub with 1/2 tsp of salt and a pinch of turmeric powder, keep aside until use. The best buy would be at the Backet in Rolla Road in Sharjah – they are the largest wholesellers for all Bangladeshi supermarkets around this region. Galda Chingri is the giant fresh water prawn and is most popularly used in the signature preparation – Chingrir Malaikari, a prawn preparation in coconut gravy. We have just moved to Dubai. L: Loite – Loite has different names and pronunciations in different parts of Bengal and is also known as the Bombay Duck in Mumbai. The special bhetki macher ghonto my shashuri made for my birthday – it’s a recipe from my side of the family that she took from my ma over the phone. Ekhane Bangali maach paoaa jay/ Hello Sister! Basa Fillet – Freshwater fish, the Basa is sourced from the Indian waters. Let me get back to you. This fish curry is very yummy and simple to cook it. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. M: Mourola, Magur, Mrigal – I grew up hearing that tiny sized Mourola is good for the eyes but the way we have always had it probably defined the purpose… deep fried in oil! I haven’t had Amodi, but if I can get a few more names I will surely add them to the post. Macher head to tail including macher tel still remain the pride of Bengali cuisine as well their identity in cook books written e-par Bangla or o-par Bangla. MRP: Rs : 560 (Inclusive of all taxes) Notify ME. My ma has a signature recipe of a Ilish Maacher Raita, a yoghurt raita with Ilish, to be savoured cold. I have grown up seeing my parents and their friends serving Topshe fried in whole, in a gram flour batter sprinkled with either nigella seeds or posto – poppy seeds, as a starter to accompany their Sunday gin and vodka lunch parties, and I can’t seem to remember if I’ve ever tasted Topshe in any other way! In some Bengali families, particularly those who trace their origin to erstwhile East Bengal or Bangladesh, it is customary to offer a bhog of fish to the Goddess on the last day of the Durga Puja. I leave it at this, and am hoping that you will be filling me with more fish names and recipes. Cheers! The fish curry is very tasty and simple to prepare. Tag: murrel fish farming in west bengal. The fillet is sliced lengthwise, parallel to the spine along one side of the fish. For example, this is the only Bengali fish that are quite easily available in regular Dubai supermarkets like Lulu or Carrefour. Tomorrow is another (fishy) day! A conversation started over my birthday instastory where I have shared the Bhetki Macher Ghonto that I had for lunch (above). In parts of Asia and Africa, the snakehead is considered a valuable food fish, and is produced in aquacultures (fisheries motivation) or by accidental release (as was the case in Crofton, Maryland). I also can’t resist having simple fried Ilish with shada bhaat and Ilisher tel – steaming white rice with the oil that has been used to fry the fish pieces. But I will let these myths persist. Your Name. Butter Fish meaning and translation in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Marati, Oriya and Punjabi | Pachakam.com Dilipda's Phuchkas in Vivekananda Park | 'World Famous' In Kolkata, The Magistrate's House, No. I have deliberately used all the shots that capture traditional Bengali fish cooked in my kitchen in Dubai. And, yes, SOME Bengalis love fish but they don’t exactly brush their teeth in fish oil, although I wished they could (it’s high in omega and good for the skin, hair, heart and eyes), nor do they catch fish in their sleep. My dida or maternal grandma also used to make a Ilisher Ombol, a sweet and sour chutney with Ilish in light tamarind and turmeric gravy with a tempering of mustard seeds. Shorshe Bata Maach - Mustard Salmon In This Case | A Detour From Thailand To Wish Shubho Noboborsho! I: Iilish – The fact that Ilish takes over three alphabets – E for Eilish, H for Hilsa and I for Ilish is not surprising as Ilish is indeed the celebrity Bengali fish. For example, southern part of the countries are suitable for saltwater fish farming and the middle or northern parts are famous for freshwater fish farming. Every kids got 2 pieces of fish. Fish Seeds- We are wholesaler of Desi Magur , Singhi, Pabda, Vietnam Koi, Monosex Tilapia, Gulsha Tangra, Amur, Pangash Fish Seeds in West Bengal, India. Like any other cuisine in this world, no Bengali fish recipe is sacrosanct and no one recipe is better than the other. My day had started with payesh, the traditional rice pudding that ushers in every auspicious occasion for a Bengali… as early as 7:30 in the morning, made lovingly by my shashuri. After a few minutes, add in the rest of the ingredients except for the fish and tomatoes. Although, almost all places of Bangladesh are suitable for fish farming. When you finally move out of Dubai… which restaurant would you like to visit for one last time? However, the Z-Sisters had the final say – apparently, our Dubai home apparently smelt like Saltlake when their Oma-Dadai when here! I Although there are recipes where Loite is cooked in a curry, I prefer the way my ma-in-law cooks it – Loite Maacher Jhuri… it’s time consuming and the end result is shockingly meagre in volume as compared to how it appears at the start. R: Rui – Rui or Rohu is definitely the most popular fish used for day-to-day cooking and is available with ease. S: Shingi, Shol, Shorputi – Cooked up in a light stew with seasonal vegetables like snow peas, eggplants, potatoes (but, of course), Shingi Maacher Jhol act as another coolant with high therapeutic with high nutritional quotients. A topic for political debate involving two countries – India and Bangladesh – whether the Ilish from the Padma river in Bangladesh is better than the Ilish from the Ganges and vice versa. The constant stirring of the soft textured fish along with turmeric, red chilli, cumin and coriander lets the water from the fish to evaporate out and the mixture becomes crunchy and real spicy. Murrel fish belongs to the family of “Channidae”. ‘FISH voyage…it was almost like a pilgrimage’… I feel really humbled. We have taken fish hook fish catching to get better thumbnails but this fish was bought from market of village. While we – the Ghotis can boast of a few iconic preparations like the Chingri Malaikari, the Bangals, as I discovered via my shashuri’s cooking, have a magic wand when it comes to cooking any fish. Get contact details and address| ID: 4027461448 Ilish or Hilsa cooked in a light gravy of turmeric, black cumin and chilli with pumpkin. My google search for bengali fish in dubai bought me here. I am a relatively picky fish eater. Kavtaradzes’ Khinkali in Pasanauri | Our best food memories in Georgia until now, https://ishitaunblogged.com/2013/02/18/luchi-featured-in-ahlan-gourmet-my-ode-to-phulko-luchi/, Kavtaradzes’ Khinkali in Pasanauri | Our best food memories in Georgia until now. Take water in a bowl, immerse potato and radish, keep aside until use. CitiMart on Rolla Road sell Ilissh and other Bengali fish flown from Mumbai. Shorshebata Iliish or the Mustard Hilsa, one of the most epic dishes from Bengali cuisine – with absolutely no filter! Koi is famously prepared as Tel Koi in a mustard oil gravy, or as a Jhaal prepared with mustard paste and a tempering of nigella seeds. Lal Exports offering fine quality Live Murrel Fish at Affordable Price. and you have been featured here in my ode to luchi… https://ishitaunblogged.com/2013/02/18/luchi-featured-in-ahlan-gourmet-my-ode-to-phulko-luchi/. 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