SHEATFISH / OMPOK PABDA / MODHU PABDA

Sheatfish / Ompok Pabda / Modhu Pabda / Cá Trèn (Micronema Bleekeri) fish is a freshwater fish species. They can grow to 11 inches, but are more commonly around 6 inches. Sheatfish/Pabda fish can be found mainly in the pond, swamp, paddy field etc. Sheatfish / Ompok Pabda / Modhu Pabda / Cá Trèn (Micronema Bleekeri) fish are one type of catfish, generally live in clean freshwater. Sheatfish/Pabda fish is available in the Asian countries, especially found largely in Vietnam, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nepal and some other south Asian countries.

Sheatfish / Ompok Pabda / Modhu Pabda / Cá Trèn (Micronema Bleekeri) fish is particularly popular in the cuisines of West Bengal and Bangladesh. Most Bengali recipes call for cooking Pabda whole, certainly possible with other Sheatfish. Sheatfish / Ompok Pabda / Modhu Pabda / Cá Trèn (Micronema Bleekeri) fish is very tasty and has high nutrition value. So it has a great demand and high value in the market, it’ sou That’s why demand and market price of the fishes are comparatively high.

Sheatfish / Ompok Pabda / Modhu Pabda / Cá Trèn (Micronema Bleekeri) fish: nowadays even pabda fish has become another ceremonial dish and has lost its status of one of the important staple dishes. Sheatfish/Pabda fish have high nutrient value containing protein, carbohydrate, energy 114 kcal, calcium. Ingestion of this fish helps in increasing cholesterol metabolism. Other than this it also has the good traits of other nutritious ingredients.

As Sheatfish / Ompok Pabda / Modhu Pabda / Cá Trèn (Micronema Bleekeri) is enriched with lots of vitamins and minerals which beneficial for health. Everyone should list Sheatfish/Pabda fish on their daily basis meal. Pabda fish curry recipe one of Bengali dish of fish which is very easy to cook and tastes good. The recipe is made with potato and shola kochu or malanga coco.

The way Sheatfish fried with garlic and pepper is prepared these days usually depends on the size of the fish. If it is very small it will be fried until it turns golden brown and the whole body is crisp,...

Sheatfish / Ompok Pabda / Modhu Pabda / Cá Trèn (Micronema Bleekeri) is quite rare; in many cases, materials are in short supply, and we must import materials from other markets. As a result, their price is quite higher, when compared to other freshwater fish.