Bhapa Shorshe ilish (Steamed Fish - Bengali Style)

Name: Bhapa Shorshe ilish (Steamed Fish - Bengali Style)
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3-4 pieces Hilsa; 1 tbsp. mustard seeds / kasundi (mustard sauce); 1 tsp. yoghurt; 1 tbsp. fresh coconut, grated; 1-2 green chilies; to taste salt; 1/4 tsp. turmeric powder; 1 tbsp. mustard oil; 1 tsp. coriander leaves, chopped

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

Sharjah (UAE)

This is a traditional Bengali delicacy where Hilsa fish (a favourite river water fish) is steam cooked in a tangy mustard sauce. Mustard oil is used for an authentic taste and flavour. It is best enjoyed with hot steamed rice. It is a simple and a delicious recipe where prawns too can be substituted.

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

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Ingredients

3-4 piecesHilsa
1 tbsp.mustard seeds / kasundi (mustard sauce)
1 tsp.yoghurt
1 tbsp.fresh coconut, grated
1-2green chilies
to tastesalt
1/4 tsp.turmeric powder
1 tbsp.mustard oil
1 tsp.coriander leaves, chopped

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Steps

1

Grind the mustard seeds along with the green chilies and turmeric powder to a smooth paste. Keep aside.
2

Now mix the fish with all the above mentioned ingredients. Put this mix into a closed steel container with a lid.
3

Steam for 10 minutes on high flame and then for 5 minutes on low flame. Serve on a bed of hot steamed rice.
4

Pour little water at the bottom of a pressure cooker. Place the steel container in it and close the pressure cooker without the vent.