Shorshe Ilish (Hilsa Fish cooked in mustard gravy)

Name: Shorshe Ilish (Hilsa Fish cooked in mustard gravy)
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 1 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 Hilsa fish piece; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp nigella seeds; 2 slit green chillies; 1/4 cup mustard paste; 2 tbsp mustard oil; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp salt

Soumini Bhattacherjee @SouminiBhattacherjee

Bengaluru

#TRT
Week 2
Regional Classics

Soumini Bhattacherjee @SouminiBhattacherjee

Bengaluru

#TRT
Week 2
Regional Classics

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Ingredients

30 minutes

1 people

For marinating the Hilsa Fish:
1Hilsa fish piece
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1/2 tspsalt
For the Hilsa Fish gravy:
1/2 tspnigella seeds
2slit green chillies
1/4 cupmustard paste
2 tbspmustard oil
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1/2 tspsalt

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Marinate the Hilsa fish piece with sat and turmeric powder and keep aside.
2

Heat mustard oil in a kadai.
3

Once hot flip and fry both sides of the Hilsa fish till light brown in colour.
4

Once done remove the fish from the kadai and keep aside.
5

Now in the same oil add nigella seeds and slit green chillies.
6

Once it splutters add the mustard paste to the kadai.
7

Now add the fried Hilsa fish piece into the kadai.
8

Now add turmeric powder, salt and mix well.
9

Simmer and cook till oil separates.
10

Remove from the stove and serve with steamed white rice.