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Chhuya Premium Shing, 440g — The Recovery-Kitchen Fish, Without the Handling
Chhuya Premium Shing 440 gm (Processed fish for easy cooking)
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In Bengali households, shing has a specific job. It's the fish that gets cooked when someone isn't well — a thin jhol, light on spice, easy to eat and easy to keep down. It's what gets sent to a family after a hospital stay, and what gets cooked for a new mother in the weeks after a birth. It's also, in its live form, one of the more difficult fish to bring home. Shing carries sharp pectoral spines that deliver a genuinely painful sting, which is why bazaar sellers handle them with such care and why many home cooks would rather not deal with them at all. Chhuya Premium Shing arrives frozen in a 440g pack — the same fish, without that part of the job. What shing is like to eat Firm flesh, a clean and distinctive flavour, and few bones beyond the central one. It holds its shape through cooking better than a soft fish like pabda, but it isn't heavy or oily, which is exactly why it suits the light preparations it's traditionally used for. Being scaleless, there's no descaling to do either. How to cook it Patla jhol — the classic light preparation. A thin gravy with potato or patol, minimal spice, a little turmeric and ginger. This is the version cooked for someone recovering. Shing macher jhol — the everyday family version, with more spice and often brinjal. Shing bhuna — slow-cooked down with onion and mustard oil until the gravy thickens and clings. With jeera and ginger — a gentle, aromatic preparation that keeps the flavour clean. Fry lightly before adding to a gravy so the pieces stay intact, and cook right through to the bone. Thawing and storage Keep frozen at -18°C until you're ready to cook. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator rather than at room temperature. Pressed for time, leave the sealed pack in cold water and change the water every 20–30 minutes. Never warm water. Pat dry before frying so the oil doesn't spit. Don't refreeze once thawed. Cook within 24 hours. Ordering online: Order from Metromart Online, choose your quantity and delivery location, and pay securely. Move the pack into the freezer as soon as it arrives.