Name: Iilish Begoon tel Jhal recipe by Tulika Biswas at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Gada and Peti piece of Hilsa [the stomach and the back pieces of the hilsa fish] 6 nos.; 1 tablespoon each of salt, haldi and Jeera powder.; 5 Tablespoon of mustard oil for cooking.; 1 teaspoon of mustard oil for garnishing.; Eggplant cut into finger length size.; Nigella seeds for tempering.; 4 to 5 green chillis.

ABOUT Iilish Begoon tel Jhal RECIPE

Iilish is the most favourite fish of all the Bongs. It can be prepared in various ways but iilish cooked with mustard oil in and small eggplants are added to give an ornamental taste. It cooks really fast and heavenly in taste.

Ingredients Serving: 4

Gada and Peti piece of Hilsa [the stomach and the back pieces of the hilsa fish] 6 nos.
1 tablespoon each of salt, haldi and Jeera powder.
5 Tablespoon of mustard oil for cooking.
1 teaspoon of mustard oil for garnishing.
Eggplant cut into finger length size.
Nigella seeds for tempering.
4 to 5 green chillis.