How to make Bhapa Ilish -
Most favoured Bengali fish curry – hilsa fish steamed with mustard paste.
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : Hilsa (ilish) (हिलसा (इलीश)), Salt (नमक)
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 : 6-10 minutes
Cook time : 16-20 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Spicy
Ingredients for Bhapa Ilish Recipe
Hilsa (ilish) fish, cut into darnes 2-3
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder 1 teaspoon
Juice of ½ lemon
Green chillies 2
Ginger 1 inch
Black mustard seeds (radhuni) 2 tablespoons
Yellow mustard seeds 2 tablespoons
Mustard oil 1 tablespoon
Banana leaf as required
Method
Step 1
Take fish darnes in a bowl. Add salt, ½ teaspoon turmeric powder and lemon juice and rub well. Set aside.
Step 2
To prepare paste, grind together green chillies, ginger, black mustard, yellow mustard, remaining turmeric powder and salt alongwith some water to make a smooth paste.
Step 3
Put some prepared paste over the fish mixture and mix well. Add mustard oil and mix again.
Step 4
Heat some water in a non-stick pan. Place a glass steamer in it and heat.
Step 5
Take a banana leaf, place each prepared fish darnein it and wrap it. Place them in the steamer and steam for 10 minutes.
Step 6
Serve hot.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 782 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 13.2 gm
Protein : 47 gm
Fat : 60 gm
Other : Niacin- 6.3mg
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