Hilsa Bhapa

Name: Hilsa Bhapa
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4 pieces Hilsa fish; 2 tablespoons White mustard seeds; 1 tablespoon Black mustard seeds; 1 tablespoon Poppy seed; 1/2 cup Grated coconut; As required Mustard oil, salt, turmeric

P. Ghosh @gautampolo

An authentic Bengali fish recipe

P. Ghosh @gautampolo

An authentic Bengali fish recipe

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Ingredients

45mins

2 people

4 piecesHilsa fish
2 tablespoonsWhite mustard seeds
1 tablespoonBlack mustard seeds
1 tablespoonPoppy seed
1/2 cupGrated coconut
As requiredMustard oil, salt, turmeric

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Steps

45mins

1

Wash the fish then marinate it with salt and turmeric powder.
2

Make the thick paste of mustard powders and poppy seed paste, then place that raw fish in a bowl which has proper lid. Pour the paste and grated coconut along with sliced green chillies and ample of mustard oil on the fish, mix well.
3

Cover the lid and put the bowl in a big vessel which is filled with water to steam the fish and cover for 35 mins.
4

After 35mins open the lid drizzle some mustard oil and serve hot with basmati rice