Name: BHAPA ILISH recipe by Swati Mookherjee at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Hilsa ring fishes 5 apprx 500 gms; 120gms white mustard seeds; 30 gms poppy seeds; 100 gms curd; Ginger Paste 1 tspn; Turmeric powder 1 tspn; green chillies(red/ripe) 8; lime juice 1 tblspn; mustard oil 50 gms; Salt

ABOUT BHAPA ILISH RECIPE

Bengal's favorite fish,Hilsa cooked with mustard-poppy seeds-ripe green chiily paste along with curd and loads of mustard oil.Hence it's a party recipe,to curtle down in cooking time i used microwave to cook it.

Ingredients Serving: 4

Hilsa ring fishes 5 apprx 500 gms
120gms white mustard seeds
30 gms poppy seeds
100 gms curd
Ginger Paste 1 tspn
Turmeric powder 1 tspn
green chillies(red/ripe) 8
lime juice 1 tblspn
mustard oil 50 gms
Salt

Instructions

wash & clean the fish pieces,apply lime juice,turmeric(half of the quantity) , salt. keep aside for 10 min
grind the mustard seeds,poppy seeds,chillies,salt,turmeric,ginger,oil altogether.
keep the paste in a microsafe bowl,coat the fishes with this mixture
cook this in microwave 5 min in full power without lid
now allow the fish pieces to cool.
remove marinade from it,carefully so that the fish pieces wouldn't be broken
add curd and again some mustard oil in this marinade whisk it,add little more salt and slited green chilles
pour this into the fish pieces and cover with a lid
cooked in microwave for 3 min(or till done)
serve with hot steamed long grain rice

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