Hilsha Fish in Mustard Curry/ Sorse illish

Name: Hilsha Fish in Mustard Curry/ Sorse illish
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 pieces hilsha fish; 1 tbsp tomato puree; 4 sliced green chillies; to taste Salt; 1 tsp turmeric powder; 2 tbsp yellow mustard seeds; 1 tsp poppy seeds; 3 whole green chillies for garnishing; 1/4 tsp nigella seeds/Kalonji; 1/4 tsp sugar; 5 tbsp mustard oil

Moumita Nandi @cook_15444364

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Hilsha fish is commonly known as ''illish maachh" in Bengal. It is also known as "queen of the fish". This fish is only available in monsoon. Hilsha fish is very popular and costly due to it's unique aroma and taste. Hilsha Fish in Mustard Curry/Sorse illish is a very popular authentic bengali dish. It is very delicious to eat with hot steamed rice.

Moumita Nandi @cook_15444364

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Ingredients

20 minutes

3 servings

3 pieceshilsha fish
1 tbsptomato puree
4sliced green chillies
to tasteSalt
1 tspturmeric powder
2 tbspyellow mustard seeds
1 tsppoppy seeds
3whole green chillies for garnishing
1/4 tspnigella seeds/Kalonji
1/4 tspsugar
5 tbspmustard oil

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Steps

20 minutes

1

Take mustard seeds, poppy seeds, whole green chillies and together make a smooth paste.
2

Add 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp turmeric powder to the washed fish pieces and mix well.
3

Heat 4 tbsp oil in a kadhai/ pan.
4

Fry lightly on both sides of the fish pieces to remove the raw smell and remove.
5

In the remaining oil add nigella seeds/ kalonji and sugar for tempering and then add tomato puree.
6

Stir for 2 minutes and add the paste of mustard seeds, poppy seeds, sliced green chillies and stir for another 2 minutes.
7

Add water, salt as per taste, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder and when it begins to boil, add fried fish pieces.
8

Cover and cook until the curry is thickened, stir occasionally.
9

When the curry is thickened and oil is floating on the top of the curry, add 1 tbsp mustard oil over it and turn off the gas.
10

Serve with hot steamed rice.