Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, ilish (hilsa) fish curry. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Ilish (Hilsa) Fish Curry is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Ilish (Hilsa) Fish Curry is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
Shorshe ilish is very popular recipe for Bengalis. It is very easy to cook. Enjoy it with hot steamed rice.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook ilish (hilsa) fish curry using 15 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Ilish (Hilsa) Fish Curry:
- Make ready 500 g ilish fish (cut into round pieces)
- Make ready 2 potatoes boiled, peeled & quartered
- Prepare 1 onion chopped
- Get 1 tomato chopped
- Get 1 tbsp onion paste
- Get 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- Get 1 tsp turmeric powder
- Take 1 tsp red chilli powder
- Make ready 1 tsp cumin powder
- Make ready 1 tsp coriander powder
- Take 1 tsp garam masala powder
- Get 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
- Take To taste salt
- Get 2 tbsp mustard oil
- Take 1 tsp sugar
Doi Ilish is a traditional Bengali Curd based Hilsa preparation where Hilsa or Ilish is steamed with Curd and little spices and involves hassle free cooking. Doi Ilish, needless to say, is a signature Bengali delicacy. Hilsa Fish chunks steamed with Doi or Curd is one of the popular fish preparations in Bengal. Sorse Ilish is a classic Bengali fish curry, made of Hilsa fish cooked in delectable mustard sauce.
Steps to make Ilish (Hilsa) Fish Curry:
- Wash the fish well and marinate with 1/2 tsp turmeric powder and salt.
- Heat a non-stick frying pan/ skillet with little oil. Spread it evenly. Gently place the fish pieces and fry them from both sides until golden brown on a low medium heat. During frying, the ilish will release oil of it's own. So you need not add much oil as required to fry in the case other fishes.
- Once done, remove the fish from the pan and keep aside.
- In another pan heat remaining oil. Add 1 tsp sugar. When sugar starts to caramelize, add chopped onion and fry till brown. Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder and saute for few seconds. Next, add onion paste, ginger garlic paste, cumin powder, coriander powder and salt. Saute for a couple of minutes till oil starts to ooze out from the sides.
- Then add chopped tomato and cook till it is soft and mushy.
- Next, add potatoes and saute for a minute or two. Add one and half cup of water, cover and cook for 4-5 minutes.
- Now add the fried fish, stir well and cook covered for 10-12 minutes or till the curry reaches a desired consistency.
- Finally add the garam masala powder and chopped coriander leaves. Cover and turn off the flame.
- Serve Ilish Fish Curry hot with plain rice.
The most important ingredient of this fish preparation is "mustard". The combination of mustard, onion seeds, green chili and mustard oil with hilsa go really great and bring very distinct flavor. Hilsa is one of the most tastiest fish, to its distinctly soft oily texture, mouthwatering flavour and superb mouthfeel. This simple fish curry is made in every Hilsa is known to be as "queen of the fish". It's a very tasty and rich fish.
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