Doi Ilish/দই ইলিশ

Name: Doi Ilish/দই ইলিশ
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4 pieces hilsha/ilish fish; 200 g thick curd/2% M.G. yogurt; 1 tbsp turmeric powder; 1/3 tbsp red chilli powder; 1 piece bay leave; 3-4 tbsp mustard oil/vegetable oil; 5-6 pieces green chilli; to taste Salt; 1-2 tbsp sugar; 1/2 tbsp ghee(if mustard oil is not used); Water as required

Payal Saha @cook_12713267

India

Hilsha/ilish is the king of all fish. Everyone loves hilsha. It's a very easy and tasty recipe.

Payal Saha @cook_12713267

India

Hilsha/ilish is the king of all fish. Everyone loves hilsha. It's a very easy and tasty recipe.

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Ingredients

25 minutes

4 servings

4 pieceshilsha/ilish fish
200 gthick curd/2% M.G. yogurt
1 tbspturmeric powder
1/3 tbspred chilli powder
1 piecebay leave
3-4 tbspmustard oil/vegetable oil
5-6 piecesgreen chilli
to tasteSalt
1-2 tbspsugar
1/2 tbspghee(if mustard oil is not used)
Water as required

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Steps

25 minutes

1

Firstly clean the fishes very well. Then marinate the fishes with 1/2 tbsp turmeric powder and salt. Also slit the green chilies.
2

In a bowl whisk the curd/yogurt to remove the lumps. Add salt, sugar, turmeric powder and red chilli powder and whisk it very well. Make a thick paste.
3

In the kadai/pan give oil and give half of the paste on the surface of kadai. Then place all the pieces of fish carefully. Then add rest of the paste on the fish pieces. Add green chilies, bay leave and ghee if mustard oil is not used. Add some water for gravy. Cover the kadai with a lid and switch on the gas on medium flame and cook for 10 minutes.
4

After 10 minutes open the cover and turn over the fish pieces to cook the other side. Cook for another 10 minutes. Switch off the flame. After 5-7 minutes open the cover and serve it hot with steamed hot rice/polao/fried rice.