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Chhuya Tengra 500 gm
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Chhuya Tengra 500gm

Chhuya Tengra 500 gm (Processed fish for easy cooking)

SKU: 7369Weight: 0.5 kg
Price:BDT 500
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Most small freshwater fish ask to be handled gently. Tengra doesn't. It has a bold, slightly muscular flavour and flesh firm enough to hold together through a long simmer, which is why Bengali cooks reach for it when they want a dish with some force behind it — a sharp jhal, a tamarind-soured gravy, a curry heavy with mustard oil and green chilli. It's the striped one, easy to recognise: a small scaleless catfish with dark bands along its sides. Chhuya Tengra comes frozen in a 500g pack. Why cooks keep coming back to it Tengra earns its place through reliability. It doesn't disintegrate the way softer fish do, so you can build a gravy around it without watching the pan anxiously. Its flavour doesn't vanish under spice, so it works in preparations that would overwhelm a more delicate fish. And it's available in a way that scarcer catfish aren't — this is a fish people cook regularly rather than occasionally. Scaleless skin means no descaling. One less job before you start. The tamarind tradition Tengra with tamarind — tetul diye tengra — is one of those pairings that sounds odd until you've eaten it. The sourness cuts against the fish's richness and lifts the whole dish, and it's a combination that only really works with a fish assertive enough to hold its own. Try it with a delicate fish and the tamarind simply takes over. If tamarind isn't to hand, brinjal does related work. Tengra with begun is probably the most cooked version of this fish in Bangladeshi homes, the vegetable soaking up the gravy while the fish keeps its shape. Ways to cook it Tengra macher jhal — mustard paste, green chilli, mustard oil, cooked down sharp and concentrated. Tetul diye tengra — the tamarind version, sour and bright. Tengra begun diye — with brinjal, the everyday household preparation. Shorshe tengra — a straightforward mustard gravy, heavier-handed than you would dare with pabda or gulsha. Tomato and coriander jhol — lighter, cleaner, good for a hot day. Brown the fish briefly in hot oil before it goes into any gravy. Tengra takes this better than most small fish and comes out the better for it. A note on handling Like most catfish, tengra carries sharp spines on its dorsal and pectoral fins. There's no hazard once the fish is cooked, and none of the drama of handling a live one, but it pays to be unhurried when you're washing and portioning the raw fish. Keeping it and thawing it: Store the pack at -18°C and leave it there until the day you plan to cook. Move it to the refrigerator the night before and let it come round slowly — this is the method that costs you least in texture. Where that isn't possible, sit the unopened pack in a bowl of cold water and refresh the water every twenty to thirty minutes until it gives. Warm water is a false economy: it thaws the outside into the temperature range bacteria prefer while the middle is still solid. Dry the fish well before it meets oil. Cook it within a day of thawing, and don't return thawed fish to the freezer. Buying it: Set your quantity, pick a delivery location, and pay through any of the secure methods at checkout. The pack should go into your freezer promptly once it reaches you.

Frequently Asked Questions

It depends entirely on the dish. Gulsha is the softer, sweeter fish and rewards a light hand, so it suits simple preparations where the fish is the whole point. Tengra is firmer and more robust, which makes it the better choice for anything sour, sharp or heavily spiced — and considerably more forgiving if you're not watching the pan closely. Price-wise there's little between them here, tengra at BDT 1,000 per kilo against gulsha at roughly BDT 1,078, so cook first and budget second.

Because the fish can take it. Tamarind is aggressive — it dominates anything mild — but tengra has enough flavour of its own to meet it rather than disappear underneath. The sourness also balances the oiliness of a mustard-oil gravy, which is why the pairing has stuck around in Bengali cooking for generations. It's a genuine match rather than a novelty.

Not in the kitchen, and not at all once the fish is cooked. Tengra has sharp dorsal and pectoral spines, as catfish generally do, and the only real advice is to take your time washing and cutting the raw fish rather than working through it in a rush. The danger people associate with catfish spines belongs to live fish, which isn't what you're dealing with here.

Moderately — it's a small fish eaten more or less whole, so there's a central bone and a set of smaller ones to work around. Anyone who grew up eating small deshi fish will find it entirely normal. For young children it's more work than it's worth; pabda is the easier small fish, and the tilapia or pangash fillets in the same range remove bones from the equation altogether.

No count is published, and it varies with grading. Reckon by weight instead: 500g is a comfortable fish course for three people served with rice and dal, or two if the tengra is doing most of the work. For a larger table, two packs.

The page doesn't say. Wild-caught tengra carries a stronger flavour and a higher price than pond-raised, and at BDT 1,000 per kilo this sits in a range that could be either. If it matters for what you're cooking, Metromart's support team on WhatsApp (01805552413) or Messenger can check.

Unclear from the listing, which is a gap running through the whole Chhuya range. There's no descaling to do regardless, since tengra has no scales, but whether the fish is gutted before packing isn't stated — and with a small whole fish that makes a real difference to how long you spend at the sink. Worth a message to support before you order.

Freezing shortly after the catch holds flavour and texture well, and tengra suffers less from it than a delicate fish would — being firm-fleshed works in its favour here too. A good early-morning bazaar purchase still has the edge. Set against a late-afternoon one from a stall you don't know, frozen wins on predictability.

Overnight in the fridge, whenever you can plan that far ahead. Failing that, the sealed-pack-in-cold-water approach works, provided you keep changing the water. What you want to avoid is the kitchen counter and anything warm — both leave the surface sitting at unsafe temperatures long before the centre has softened.

Better not. A second freeze costs texture and narrows your safety margin, so take out only what you intend to cook that day. If you've defrosted more than you need, the answer is to cook all of it and keep the cooked surplus in the fridge for tomorrow.

Better not. A second freeze costs texture and narrows your safety margin, so take out only what you intend to cook that day. If you've defrosted more than you need, the answer is to cook all of it and keep the cooked surplus in the fridge for tomorrow.

Check the condition while the rider is still there and make sure it's properly frozen through. If it's soft, split or leaking, get in touch with Metromart Online support on WhatsApp (01805552413) or Messenger immediately and attach a photo. Note that the published Returns & Refunds policy addresses admin-cancelled orders rather than the state of goods on arrival, so contacting support directly is how these get resolved.

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