How to make Bhapa Ilish -
Hilsa fish steam cooked with a tangy paste of mustard and green chillies – a Bengali speciality.
This recipe has featured on the show Khanakhazana.
Main Ingredients : Hilsa, Yellow Mustad Seeds
Cuisine : Bengali
Course : Main Course Seafood
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Bhapa Ilish Recipe Card
The Bengalis are great food lovers and take pride in their cuisine. In fact so obsessed are they about food, that the man of the house goes to the market daily to buy a fresh supply vegetables and fish which is a must in their daily menu. The medium of cooking is mustard oil which adds its own pungency. Another very important item of Bengali cuisine is the variety of sweets or mishti as they call them. Most of them are milk based and are prepared from chhena.
A meal, for the Bengali, is a ritual in itself. Bengalis spend not only the great deal of time thinking about the food but also on its preparation and eating.
Prep Time : 26-30 minutes
Cook time : 26-30 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Mild
Ingredients for Bhapa Ilish Recipe
Hilsa 1 kilogram
Yellow Mustad Seeds
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder 1 teaspoon
Yellow mustard seeds 1 teaspoon
Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon
Green chillies 2-3
Ginger 1 inch piece
Mustard oil 3 tablespoons
Method
Step 1
Wash the fish well and clean it from inside. Cut into darne. Sprinkle salt and half of the turmeric powder. Make a smooth paste of yellow mustard seeds, black mustard seeds, green chillies, ginger and salt.
Step 2
Take a pressure cooker. Add three cups of water and place a ring in it.
Step 3
Take a pan and place the fish in it and place the pan on the ring in the pressure cooker. Add remaining turmeric powder to prepared paste.
Step 4
Apply paste liberally on fish. Pour mustard oil on top. Adjust seasoning. Cover with lid and steam for eight to ten minutes. Serve hot.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 414.7 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 4.13 gm
Protein : 22.03 gm
Fat : 34.49 gm
Other : 0.24
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