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Small Fish Slipping Away? Clean Punti-Morla Heaps in a Jiffy with This Bengali Hack!
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News18•29-09-2026, 11:27
Small Fish Slipping Away? Clean Punti-Morla Heaps in a Jiffy with This Bengali Hack!
- •Unlike large fish, small fish like Punti, Morla, and Kachki hold a special place in Bengali cuisine, prized for taste and nutritional value.
- •Cleaning small fish can be challenging as they slip from hands and cleaning them one by one is time-consuming.
- •For small fish like Punti, scales and fins can be removed by rubbing them gently on a strong plastic bag.
- •Morla-like fish can be cleaned by rubbing them in a perforated plastic basket, allowing scales to fall through.
- •Delicate fish like Kachki can be cleaned by soaking them in rice water, and some fish can also be gently rubbed with salt.
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To clean Punti fish without a knife, first carefully remove their hard and sharp spines. Next, place the fish on a strong, slightly rough plastic bag and gently rub them together with your hand to separate the small scales and loose fins, then wash thoroughly with clean water.
Place the fish inside a clean, perforated plastic basket with a large container underneath. Gently rub the fish in a circular motion so the loose scales and dirt fall through the holes into the container below, then rinse the fish thoroughly under running water.
Because Kachki fish are very small and delicate, soaking them in rice washing water or rice starch helps remove dirt and loose parts safely without applying too much force that could break them.
