Doi Ilish Recipe - Bengali Style Hilsa In Yogurt Gravy Recipe

Name: Doi Ilish Recipe - Bengali Style Hilsa In Yogurt Gravy Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 5 pieces Fish (5 Fish Ilish); 1 cup Yogurt (1 cup Curd (Dahi / Yogurt) whipped); 2 tsp Kasundi Mustard Sauce (2 teaspoons Kasundi mustard sauce); 1 tsp Nigella Seed (1 teaspoon Kalonji (Onion Nigella Seeds)); 2 tsp Ground Turmeric (2 teaspoons Turmeric powder (Haldi)); 2 tsp Red Chili Powder (2 teaspoons Red Chilli powder); 4 pieces Green Chili (4 Green Chillies slit (adjustable)); 3 tbsp Mustard Oil (3 tablespoons Mustard oil); 0 pieces Table Salt (Salt to taste)

Doi Ilish Recipe - Bengali Style Hilsa In Yogurt Gravy Recipe - Fish Recipes (Indian)

25 minIndian

Servings5

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Steps

1To begin making the Doi Ilish Recipe, firstly marinate the fish with turmeric and salt. Keep it aside.
2Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan. Once the oil is mildly hot, add the fish and shallow fry them. Once done, take it out of the pan and keep it aside to cool it down.
3Once done, add the fried fish pieces in a mixing bowl along with turmeric powder, red chilli powder, whipped curd and just a pinch of salt. Mix everything properly and keep it aside for 10 minutes.
4To the same pan, add the rest of the oil, when smoking hot, throw in the nigella seeds and green chillies. When they stop spluttering, turn the heat to low and gently slide in the fish along with the marinade.
5Cook for a couple of minutes till the curd starts to release oil. Now add a little warm water to the mustard paste and add it to the yogurt mixture. Add this micxture to the pan and simmer for 4-5 minutes. Adjust the salt, give it a mix and serve hot.
6Serve Doi Ilish Recipe along with Steamed Rice and Kachumber Salad for a weekday meal. You can also make this delicious Bengali Style Fish Gravy for your house parties with other Bengali dishes.