Ilish Bhapa is a famous Bengali dish made from hilsa or Tenualosa ilisha, cooked in mustard gravy. The dish is popular among the people in West Bengal.
|| Ingredients ||
- 6-8 pieces from a large Hilsa fish
- 1 1/2 tbsp mustard seeds
- 2-3 green chilies
- 1/4 grated coconut
- A pinch of turmeric
- Mustard oil for frying
- Coriander leaves for garnishing
- Salt to taste
|| Method of Cooking ||
- Mix mustard seeds, green chilies, salt and make into a paste
- Mix this paste with mustard oil, and turmeric.
- Take fish slices and cover them with the above paste.
- Put them in a greased dish, cover and cook over steam. This procedure can also be done in a pressure cooker.
- Steam this until mustard gives off a sharp aroma.
- Remove and sprinkle a little chopped coriander leaves and serve with hot rice.
