Topic: Macher lal jhol vs Poached pears

[Kashmiri Bob]

Macher lal jhol (Red hot fish curry)





Made with Silver Hake. Awesome



Poached pears with saffron and star anise





Very zingy.


Rob 

[Mattie]

Ive never heard of a 'Macher lal jhol', It does look fantastic though - Is there a recipe to go with the picture?

[Kashmiri Bob]

Hi Mattie. Recipe essentially from Exotic East Indian Bengali Cooking by Subar Kumar Mitra.  Left out the paprika. Added a tsp of panch phoran, a few green cardos, and a good dollop of Coleman's mustard.  Used Kashmiri chilli powder/passata to give the vivid red colour.  Lots of fish stew/curry recipes on-line too.  I just adapt them to my taste.  Quite fancy the look of this one:

http://curriesanstories.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/roshun-sorsher-macher-jhol-garlic-and.html#axzz2ySmnzYlV

Rob