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Iilish tel jhal/ Hilsa fish in mustard oil gravy

May-14-2018
Tulika Biswas
10 minutes
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
4 People
Serves
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ABOUT Iilish tel jhal/ Hilsa fish in mustard oil gravy RECIPE

Its the favourite dish of all the bengalies and cooked with very few simple ingredients.

Recipe Tags

  • Non-veg
  • Easy
  • Everyday
  • West Bengal
  • Main Dish
  • Healthy

Ingredients Serving: 4

  1. Hilsa fish 4 big pieces marinated with salt and haldi [turmeric powder]
  2. Mustard oil around 1/2 cup.
  3. Slit green chilli 8 nos.
  4. Nigella seeds for tempering.
  5. salt
  6. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Instructions

  1. Take a wok and pour mustard oil about 1/2 cup.
  2. For tempering use nigela seeds and then add the fish pieces.
  3. Turn over the fishes within 1 min.
  4. Add 1 cup of water to the wok.
  5. Turmeric around 2 teaspoon should be added. Then the salt.
  6. Put 4 silt green chilli and cover the wok with a lid and cook in low flame.
  7. After 10 mins add the rest of the green chilli and then dish out.

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Hema Mallik
May-18-2018
Hema Mallik   May-18-2018

It goes well with boiled rice.

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