Name: Shorshe Posto Ilish recipe by food is life at BetterButter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 6 pieces of Hilsa Fish; 2 TBSP MUSTARD PASTE; 1 TBSP POPPY SEED PASTE; 3 green chillies (spicy ones); A pinch of onion seeds or kala zeera; 1 tsp turmeric powder; salt as per taste; Mustard Oil 1 Tbsp; Curd 1 tbsp

ABOUT Shorshe Posto Ilish RECIPE

Hilsa fish cooked in a fiery Mustard and Poppy seed paste.

Ingredients Serving: 6

6 pieces of Hilsa Fish
2 TBSP MUSTARD PASTE
1 TBSP POPPY SEED PASTE
3 green chillies (spicy ones)
A pinch of onion seeds or kala zeera
1 tsp turmeric powder
salt as per taste
Mustard Oil 1 Tbsp
Curd 1 tbsp

Instructions

Coat the fish with the mustard, poppy seed paste, green chillies (slit in between), salt, half of the mustard oil, turmeric and marinate them for 15 mins.
In a pan, add the rest of the mustard oil. When the oil is hot, add the onion seeds and let it splutter. Carefully place the fish and the marinade into the oil. Flip after 30 seconds and add the rest of the marinade.
Meanwhile whisk the curd and add it to the fish. Then add 1/4 cup of water and cook the fish till the oil starts separating.
Add some more green chillies to garnish. Voila!

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