Shorshe Ilish

Name: Shorshe Ilish
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Bengali
Ingredients: 400 grams Fish; 3 tbsp Mustard Seeds; 5 pieces Green Chili; 0.5 tsp Turmeric Powder; 3 tbsp Mustard Oil; 1 tsp Salt; 1 cups Water

The crown jewel of Bengali cuisine: hilsa fish cooked in a pungent, silky mustard seed gravy spiked with green chilies and mustard oil.

Total Time 30 mins

Difficulty Medium

Servings 3

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Ingredients

400 grams Fish Recipes →

3 tbsp Mustard Seeds Recipes →

5 pieces Green Chili Recipes →

0.5 tsp Turmeric Powder Recipes →

3 tbsp Mustard Oil Recipes →

1 tsp Salt Recipes →

1 cups Water Recipes →

Step-by-Step Instructions

Grind yellow and black mustard seeds with 2 green chilies and a pinch of salt into a smooth paste.

Marinate fish steaks with half turmeric powder and salt for 10 minutes.

Heat raw mustard oil in a pan until smoking, then lower heat and add the mustard paste, remaining turmeric, and water.

Bring gravy to a gentle simmer, lay in the fish steaks and slit green chilies.

Cover and cook gently for 8 minutes until the fish is flaky and infused with mustard flavor; serve with hot rice.

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