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Recipe: Bhapa Illish (Bengal)

Bhapa Illish, is actually steamed Hilsa seasoned with mustard oil.

Illish or Hilsa is a fatty fish rich in Omega-3. Bhapa Illish, the signature Bengal dish is actually steamed Hilsa seasoned with mustard oil. Ingredients:
1/2 Kg Hilsa cut in big pieces 3 green chillies 1/2 cup mustard seeds pinch of turmeric 2 tbsp grated coconut salt to taste Procedure: Soak the mustard seeds in some warm water for about half hour before grinding them. Marinate the fish pieces in salt. Grind the mustard seeds, 2 green chillies and coconut to a fine paste. Spread the fish out in a single layer in the pressure cooker separator containers. Mix a pinch of turmeric with this paste and pour over the fish such that the pieces are all coated in the paste. Pour a generous helping of mustard oil on the fish and paste. Put in the pressure cooker and steam for 2 or 3 whistles.