Name: Baked Curried Tamarind Hilsa Fish (Tetu lDiye Llish / Hilsa Maach) recipe by Rameshwari Bansod at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Hilsa fish – 400 gm, ( cut into 2 inches cubes); ½ cup – Mustard Oil; 1 tea spoon- PanchPhoron; 1 ½ table spoon – tamarind paste; 2 Chopped tomatoes; ½ tea spoon turmeric powder; 3 table spoon - fresh lime juice; 3 – chopped green chillies; Salt; PanchPhoron- (Bengali Five Spice Blend); 1 tea spoon – fennel seeds (sauf dana); 1 tea spoon – cumin seeds; 1 tea spoon – nigella seeds (kalongi); 1 tea spoon – black mustard seeds; 1 tea spoon – fenugreek seeds; Method- Mix the seeds together evenly. Store in an airtight container and use as per need.

ABOUT Baked Curried Tamarind Hilsa Fish (Tetu lDiye Llish / Hilsa Maach) RECIPE

When Monsoon arrived that time Hilsa flooded over markets. So I giving special recipe of Hilsa Festival. This dish is especially Bengali dish. Here used special PanchPhoron spices. PanchPhoron is Bengali five spice blends which a composition of sweet, sour bitter, savoury and the astringent. The Bengali five spice blend is blend of five whole spices in equal proportions. The Bengali kitchen is typified by the scent of the mustard oil heating, followed by the crackling sound of the essential five-spice mixture.

Ingredients Serving: 4

Hilsa fish – 400 gm, ( cut into 2 inches cubes)
½ cup – Mustard Oil
1 tea spoon- PanchPhoron
1 ½ table spoon – tamarind paste
2 Chopped tomatoes
½ tea spoon turmeric powder
3 table spoon - fresh lime juice
3 – chopped green chillies
Salt
PanchPhoron- (Bengali Five Spice Blend)
1 tea spoon – fennel seeds (sauf dana)
1 tea spoon – cumin seeds
1 tea spoon – nigella seeds (kalongi)
1 tea spoon – black mustard seeds
1 tea spoon – fenugreek seeds
Method- Mix the seeds together evenly. Store in an airtight container and use as per need.

Instructions

Heat Oil in wok or pan on medium gas flame for 1 min.
Add Panchphoron and wait till the spices crackle & then add the tamarind paste& cook for 1 minute and remove from gas flame.
Take a pan add tomatoes stir lightly then add turmeric powder, lime juice, Mustard oil & salt the add above tamarind mixture & mix it well.
4. Dip the fish into tomato-tamarind mixture and place the pieces of fish in utensil and garnish green chillies bake in preheated oven 350 degree temperature for 20-25 minutes and serve with green chutney or sauce.

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