Bangladeshi Shorshe Ilish

Ingredients

• 6 hilsa steaks (or use mackerel)
• 3 tbsp yellow mustard seeds, soaked 15 min
• 3 green chillies
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 5 tbsp mustard oil
• 1 tsp nigella seeds (kalonji)
• 3 extra green chillies, slit
• Salt

Instructions

1. Rub the fish with turmeric and salt.
2. Blend soaked mustard seeds, green chillies, salt and 100ml water to a smooth paste.
3. Heat mustard oil to smoking; cool slightly.
4. Lightly fry the fish 2 min a side; lift out.
5. In the same oil, temper nigella seeds; add slit chillies.
6. Pour in the mustard paste with 200ml water; simmer 5 minutes.
7. Return the fish; simmer gently 5 minutes.

Serving suggestions

• Always with plain steamed rice.

Storage & reheating

Best fresh.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.

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