Recipe: Tasty Hilsa Bhapa

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Recipe: Tasty Hilsa Bhapa Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Hilsa Bhapa. How to make Bhapa Ilish Recipe (Steamed Hilsa) To begin making the Bhapa Ilish recipe, wash and tap dry the steaks of hilsa with a kitchen towel and set aside. Blend until the paste is smooth. Choosing Your Hilsa for Ilish Bhapa.

Traditionally Bong ladies used to steam their Hilsa in a "Stainless Steel Tiffin Box" while making the rice in a Handi (Ha-n-ri).

That actually is the ideal process of making Bhapa Ilish.

However, These days we opt for easier ways while making the Bhapa Ilish.

You can have Hilsa Bhapa using 6 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Hilsa Bhapa

  1. It’s of Hilsa fish.

  2. You need of White mustard seeds.

  3. It’s of Black mustard seeds.

  4. Prepare of Poppy seed.

  5. You need of Grated coconut.

  6. Prepare of Mustard oil, salt, turmeric.

Ilish bhaape, also known as Shorshe lish bhapa (or bhaape) meaning steamed mustard hilsa, is a Bengali recipe of hilsa fish (a type of shad) steamed in a potent mustard, doi (yoghurt) and coconut paste.

Even though it looks very polished, it is a fairly easy recipe to execute, requiring few ingredients, no special technique, and very little time.

How to Make Steamed Hilsa or Ilish Bhapa.

It is the signature Bengali dish and can be made in many ways but the most popular Bengali style is steamed Hilsa with mustard paste and mustard oil.

Hilsa Bhapa instructions

  1. Wash the fish then marinate it with salt and turmeric powder..

  2. Make the thick paste of mustard powders and poppy seed paste, then place that raw fish in a bowl which has proper lid. Pour the paste and grated coconut along with sliced green chillies and ample of mustard oil on the fish, mix well..

  3. Cover the lid and put the bowl in a big vessel which is filled with water to steam the fish and cover for 35 mins..

  4. After 35mins open the lid drizzle some mustard oil and serve hot with basmati rice.

Bhapa ilish recipe - it's actually making of authentic bengali style steamed hilsa recipe with step by step pictures.

This mouthwatering Bhapa ilish or ilish bhapa is mainly made with ilish mach or hilsa fish, bengali mustard sauce, or shorshe bata, grated coconut, or narkel and doi.

Bhapa ilish or ilish bhapa recipe is an iconic fish recipe of Bengali.

This is the perfect recipe for lunch or dinner.

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