Assamese Saaru Maas Diya Adar Jhol Recipe - Fish In Ginger Gravy

Assamese Saaru Maas Diya Adar Jhol, a delicious lightly spiced fish side dish recipe which you can make for your everyday meals.

Shaheen Ali
Assamese Saaru Maas Diya Adar Jhol Recipe - Fish In Ginger Gravy
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Saaru Maas Diya Adar Jhol Recipe is Fish In Ginger Gravy which is an Assamese specialty, is a lightly spiced recipe traditionally. Since this dish is made with small fishes, the recipe is great and tastes light and creamy with bits of tender fish you can have in every bite.

Assamese Saaru Maas Diya Adar Jhol Recipe can be served with Steamed Rice and any Salad of your choice for your weekday meal. You can also make Rava Fried Prawns as a side dish with this meal.

If you like this recipe, try more Fish Recipes such as

  1. Patra Ni Machi Recipe 
  2. Chettinad Sura Meen Kuzhambu Recipe
  3. Gaad T Tamatar Recipe (Kashmiri Fish Curry)
  4. Spicy Chettinad Fish Fry Recipe

Cuisine: Assamese
Course: Dinner
Diet: High Protein Non Vegetarian
Equipments Used: Hard Anodised Kadai (Wok)
Prep in

10 M

Cooks in

20 M

Total in

30 M

Makes:

2 Servings

Ingredients

  • 10 Fish , small, gutted and washed
  • 1-1/2 cups Water
  • 1-1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
  • Salt , as needed
  • 1 teaspoon Corn flour , mixed in 1 tablespoon water
  • 2 inch Ginger , peeled and grated
  • 2 Green Chillies , slit and cut into half
  • Whole spices:
  • 1 Bay leaf (tej patta)
  • 1 Dry Red Chilli , (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon Panch Phoran Masala
  • Mustard oil , for shallow frying and cooking 

How to make Assamese Saaru Maas Diya Adar Jhol Recipe - Fish In Ginger Gravy

  1. To gein making the Assamese Saaru Maas Diya Adar Jhol Recipe (Fish In Ginger Gravy), get prepped with all the ingredients.

  2. Heat mustard oil in a pan for shallow frying and meanwhile, rub the fish with 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder and salt to taste such that everything incorporates well.

  3. When the oil is hot, shallow fry the fishes and collect them in a plate and keep aside on a plate/bowl.

  4. Add a half to one teaspoon mustard oil if required and heat.

  5. Once the oil is hot, add bay leaf, red chili, panch phoron and wait till they crackle.

  6. Add grated/pounded or minced ginger along with green chilies, turmeric powder and saute till you start getting a nice aroma.

  7. Once the ginger is nicely sauteed, add cornflour and water mix and season with salt as needed.

  8. Let the curry come to a boil and keep stirring to avoid lumps.

  9. Now simmer the gas and add fried fishes into the curry and let them cook for a minute or more.

  10. The curry should be really light so add water to make it thin.

  11. Once the curry is done, serve Assamese Saaru Maas Diya Adar Jhol Recipe (Fish In Ginger Gravy) along with Steamed Rice and any Salad of your choice for your weekday meal. You can also make Rava Fried Prawns as a side dish with this meal.