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Kachki, small fish with ground apple and eggplant

Kachki chorchori, small fish with potatoes and eggplant

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A Bengali-style fish curry: small kachki fish cooked in a stew with potatoes, eggplant, mustard oil, garlic, green chili peppers, and cumin, until all the…

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Recipe from Firuz Ahmmed, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Chorchori is a Bengali vegetable dish cooked almost dry in mustard oil. In this version, small freshwater fish called kachki are cooked on a bed of spiced apple and eggplant. Approximately 180-250 calories per serving.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Total40 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodnibbled
  • Estimated cost$4.74 $1.19 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Gluten-free
  • Low calorie

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.34
  • $0.87
  • $0.21
  • $0.40
  • $0.02
  • $0.24
  • $0.24
  • $0.03
  • $0.29
  • $2.10

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Gently wash the small fish, being careful not to damage them, and drain them. ≈ 2 min
  2. Cut the potatoes and eggplant into small sticks or small cubes. ≈ 8 min
  3. Coat the fish with a mixture of turmeric and salt. ≈ 3 min
  4. Heat the mustard oil in a saucepan and sauté the onion and garlic until they turn golden.
  5. Add the green chili peppers and ginger, if using, and cook for 1 minute.
  6. Add the remaining turmeric and cumin with a little water, and cook, stirring constantly, until the oil separates from the spices.
  7. Add the potato and eggplant, season with salt, and brown them for 2-3 minutes in the spices.
  8. Gently arrange the fish on top of the vegetables, without disturbing them too much to avoid breaking them, then pour about ½ cup of water over them. ≈ 4 min
  9. Cover and cook over medium heat until the vegetables and fish are cooked through, the water has evaporated completely, and the oil has returned to the surface.
  10. Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve with rice. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Kachki chorchori, small fish with potatoes and eggplant

  • 1 medium potato, cut into small sticks or small cubes$0.34
  • ½ medium-sized eggplant, cut into sticks or small cubes$0.87
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped$0.21
  • 4 to 5 cloves of garlic, crushed or chopped$0.40
  • ½ teaspoon of ground ginger (optional)$0.02
  • ½ teaspoon of turmeric$0.24
  • ½ teaspoon of ground cumin$0.24
  • salt$0.03
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons of mustard oil$0.29
  • 2 tablespoons of freshly chopped cilantro$2.10

Total$4.74

that's $1.19 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 250 g of small kachki fish
  • 1 medium potato, cut into small sticks or small cubes
  • ½ medium-sized eggplant, cut into sticks or small cubes
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 4 to 5 cloves of garlic, crushed or chopped
  • ½ teaspoon of ground ginger (optional)
  • 3-4 green, slightly damaged chili peppers
  • ½ teaspoon of turmeric
  • ½ teaspoon of ground cumin
  • salt
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons of mustard oil
  • 2 tablespoons of freshly chopped cilantro

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