Hilsa Fish in Mustard Sauce (Shorshe Ilish) - South Asian Recipe

Hilsa Fish in Mustard Sauce (Shorshe Ilish)

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Hilsa (ilish) is the national fish of Bangladesh; its migration up the Ganges marks monsoon season.

Ingredients

• 6 hilsa fish steaks (or substitute with shad or herring)
• 4 tbsp yellow mustard seeds
• 2 tbsp black mustard seeds
• 4 green chilies
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 4 tbsp mustard oil
• 1 tsp nigella seeds (kalonji)
• 2 green chilies, slit
• Salt to taste

Method

1. Soaking — Soak both mustard seeds in water 30 min. Blend with green chilies, a little water, and ½ tsp salt into a smooth paste.
2. Marinating — Marinate fish with turmeric, salt, and 1 tbsp mustard oil, 20 min.
3. Heating — Heat mustard oil until smoking; reduce heat. Add nigella seeds, slit chilies.
4. Adding — Add fish; sear 2 min per side.
5. Adding — Add mustard paste thinned with 100 ml water. Cover, cook 8 min on low heat.
6. Drizzling — Drizzle raw mustard oil before serving with white rice.

Tags: hilsa fish steaks, yellow mustard seeds, black mustard seeds, green chilies, turmeric · Source: Brittani's Almanac