Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, ilish (hilsa) fish curry. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Ilish (Hilsa) Fish Curry is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Ilish (Hilsa) Fish Curry is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
Hilsa fish forms an important part of Bengali cuisine. If you love having fish, there's nothing better than a Bengali style fish curry. It is also prepared during Durga Puja. It is an extremely delicious and spicy fish curry recipe that you can be easily prepared at home.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have ilish (hilsa) fish curry using 15 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Ilish (Hilsa) Fish Curry:
- Prepare 500 g ilish fish (cut into round pieces)
- Take 2 potatoes boiled, peeled & quartered
- Prepare 1 onion chopped
- Make ready 1 tomato chopped
- Take 1 tbsp onion paste
- Take 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- Take 1 tsp turmeric powder
- Get 1 tsp red chilli powder
- Make ready 1 tsp cumin powder
- Make ready 1 tsp coriander powder
- Prepare 1 tsp garam masala powder
- Prepare 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
- Take To taste salt
- Get 2 tbsp mustard oil
- Prepare 1 tsp sugar
This simple fish curry is made in every Bengalis' kitchen. Sorse Ilish is a classic Bengali fish curry, made of Hilsa fish cooked in delectable mustard sauce. Get all the tips like how to use mustard in fish. Hilsa is known to be as "queen of the fish".
Instructions 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.
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