Ilish Macher Jhal or Ilish in mustard gravy
Ingredients:
Method Of Cooking:
Ingredients:
- 500gms Hilsa or Ilish
- ½ Teaspoon Nigella Seeds
- 2 Tablespoon Mustard Oil
- 4-5 Green Chillies slit at the base
- 1 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- ½ Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
- 2 cups Water
- Salt to taste
For the Paste:
- Mustard 4 Tablespoon soaked in little lukewarm water
- 1 green chilli chopped
- pinch of salt
- Put in a grinder and make a smooth paste, strain and retain the liquid, discard the pulp
Method Of Cooking:
- Wash the IIish fish properly.
- Rub the fish with little salt and half of the turmeric powder and keep it aside
- Now in a Wok or Kadai heat 2 tablespoon mustard oil till it smokes or change colour
- Add the Nigella seeds
- Pour in the Mustard Paste extract.
- Add Turmeric Powder, Red Chilli Powder and some water.
- Add the slit green chillies and bring it to boil.
- Add the fish smeared with turmeric and salt into the boiling gravy.
- Slow down the heat, cover and cook for 7-8 minutes.
- Uncover, check the consistency and adjust salt.
Serve it with steamed rice.
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