Shorshe Ilish - This Bengali Style Fish Curry Is Delish

By Risha Ganguly

Bengali cuisine is full of non-vegetarian delicacies. Whether it is chicken, meat or sea-food, the recipes are amazing. Click to see a recipe of shorshe ilish- a delicious fish item.

Ingredients

6 pc ilish or hilsa fish 3 tbsp mustard paste 6-7 green chillies Mustard oil for frying 1 tsp paanch foran 1 tsp dhaniya powder 1 tsp jeera powder Salt as per taste Turmeric powder

Step 1

Marinate the fish pieces with salt and turmeric. Heat up mustard oil in a kadhai. 

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Step 2

Fry the ilish maach on medium flame for 2 minutes on each side. Keep the pieces away. 

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Step 3

In the same kadhai, add paan phoran and when it splutters, add the mustard paste. 

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Step 4

Mix salt, haldi, dhaniya and jeera powder. Add water according to the consistency you want.

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Step 5

Add the split green chillies and fried ilish. Cook on a medium flame for 2 mins and take off the heat. Add 1 tbsp mustard oil for pungent taste.

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