Shorshe Ilish...

Can Shorshe Iilish make you smile?

let's talk about the recipe😁

Firstly, we need to prepare the mustard paste. for that, we need 2 table spoon of white mustard and 1 table spoon of black mustard. Then, 1 tsp of salt. green chilies, a pinch of sugar. 1/4 cup of warm water. 

All ingredients needs to be soaked in warm water for 30 mins. Then we need to blend them until it is formed into a smooth creamy yellow paste embedded with green and black flecks😋 

Furthermore, we have to prepare the Hilsha fish.  

We need cut the fish into 5/6 pieces, 1 tsp of salt, 1 tsp of turmeric and 1.5 tsp of mustard oil. 

As hilsha is a very fragile and delicate fish so we have to be gentle while preparing. Therefore, the salt and turmeric needs needs to be mixed up in the mustard oil. Then we need to rub the mixed oil on both sides of the fish and set it for 30 mins.🕑

Last step ingredients: 

2.5 tsp of vegetable or mustard oil, 1 tsp of nigella seeds. 1/2 cups of sliced onion and 1 tsp of red chilli powder. 

Firstly, we need to heat the oil on a medium heat then add the nigella seed. After cooking it for 30 seconds, we need to add the onions and stir it until the onions turn a little reddish in color. Then we need to put on the spices. while stirring it until the water evaporate. 

Therefore, we need to put the marinated fish pieces into the pan then sear it gently each side for 1-2 mins. 

Here we can add 1/4th cup of coconut milk and green chilies to spice it up a little bit more. 

 Then we need to pour the mustard paste while adding the small amount of coconut milk . Then we need 15-20 minutes to evaporate the water. The temperature of the head should be medium to low. To tender it up, we can add a splash of coconut milk on it. 

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Now we can have this mouthwatering dish with streamed rich yay!😳😐