Steamed Hilsa

Name: Steamed Hilsa
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4 pcs Hilsa fish; 3 tbsp mustard seeds paste; 1 tbsp yoghurt; 1 tbsp poppy seeds paste; 4 pcs green chillies; 4 tbsp mustard oil; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1/4 tsp sugar; 1 tbsp lemon juice; as per taste Salt

Subhasree Santra @cook22091994

Dankuni, Hooghly, West Bengal

#father
According to me the best part of monsoon is Hilsa. In this season of rain my dad's favourite lunch on Sunday is Steamed Hilsa with steamed rice.

Subhasree Santra @cook22091994

Dankuni, Hooghly, West Bengal

#father
According to me the best part of monsoon is Hilsa. In this season of rain my dad's favourite lunch on Sunday is Steamed Hilsa with steamed rice.

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Ingredients

20 mins

4 people

4 pcsHilsa fish
3 tbspmustard seeds paste
1 tbspyoghurt
1 tbsppoppy seeds paste
4 pcsgreen chillies
4 tbspmustard oil
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1/4 tspsugar
1 tbsplemon juice
as per tasteSalt

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Steps

20 mins

1

Marinate the fish with salt and lemon juice for 15-20 mins.
2

In a tiffin box mix the mustard paste with turmeric powder,salt,sugar,poppy seeds paste,green chilli paste,yoghurt and 2tbsp of mustard oil.
3

Add the marinated fish into the mixture and garnish with slitted green chillies. Add another 2 tbsp of mustard oil.
4

Place a stand into a heavy bottom pan. Keep the tiffin box on the stand and add water upto 1/3rd part of the box.
5

Cover the lid and steam for 15 minutes.
6

Serve with steamed rice.