Name: Sweet pumpkin cooked with Hilsa fish head recipe by Swati Mookherjee at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: hilsa fish head 1 cut into halves; pumpkin 250 gms cut in cubes; potato 1/2 cut into cubes (optional); nigella seeds 1 tspn; Bay leaves 2; dried red chilles 2; chopped garlic cloves 5; onions 1 slices; green chillies slited 2; green chilles chopped 2; Turmeric 1/4 tspn; Red chilly powder 1/4 tspn; coriander powder 1/4tspn; cumin powder 1/4 tspn; Salt; sugar; Mustard oil

ABOUT Sweet pumpkin cooked with Hilsa fish head RECIPE

A typical bengali side dish that cook the pumpkin with fried Hilsa fish head.Very minimum spices are used to cook to retain the original taste of pumpin and flavour of Hilsa.Best part of this recipe is very easy to cook

Ingredients Serving: 2

hilsa fish head 1 cut into halves
pumpkin 250 gms cut in cubes
potato 1/2 cut into cubes (optional)
nigella seeds 1 tspn
Bay leaves 2
dried red chilles 2
chopped garlic cloves 5
onions 1 slices
green chillies slited 2
green chilles chopped 2
Turmeric 1/4 tspn
Red chilly powder 1/4 tspn
coriander powder 1/4tspn
cumin powder 1/4 tspn
Salt
sugar
Mustard oil

Instructions

washed,cleaned the fish head properly
add salt & turmeric
heat oil in wok and place the fush heads,fry untill u get dark red color from bith sides,keep aside
u will see oil will come out from the fish,while frying,if the fish will fresh
now in this same oil add dried red chilly,bay leaves,nigella seeds for tempering, allow them to release fragrance
now add chopped garlic fry the
add onions, saunte them few min
add pupmkin pieces into it, add salt,sugar,turmeric,red chilly powder,saute for 2 min
cover with a lid,it will cook with it's own juice
now open lid add the coriander & cumin powder mix,then add the fried fish heads,mix properly
start stirring from bottom to top,keep the flame high,add a splash of water if needed and mix all the ingredients
off the flame add chopped green chilles serve with rice

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