How to Refreshing Perfect Bhapa fish (steamed hilsa)

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Bhapa fish (steamed hilsa). 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. How to Make Steamed Hilsa or Ilish Bhapa.

Ilish or Hilsa is a seasonal fish.

The fish is mostly available during the monsoons and that too in very limited quantities.

That explains why it is so expensive.

You can cook Bhapa fish (steamed hilsa) using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Bhapa fish (steamed hilsa)

  1. Prepare of Black mustard seeds paste.

  2. It’s of White mustard paste.

  3. You need of Curd.

  4. Prepare of Green chilies.

  5. Prepare of Salt.

  6. It’s of Turmeric powder.

  7. You need of mustard oil.

  8. Prepare of Fresh coconut milk.

  9. It’s of hilsa fish pieces.

Like everything, hilsa too has it's favorites.

Many people like Bengali fish recipes.

So today, I have come up with a Bengali fish recipe for you.

It is bhapa ilish recipe made of ilish Mach (hilsa fish) with mastered powder and spices.

Bhapa fish (steamed hilsa) step by step

  1. Marinate the fish with salt and turmeric powder for 10 minutes…

  2. Now in a steel Tiffin box add two types of mustard paste, coconut milk,curd, turmeric powder salt mustard oil and green chilies.And a little water..

  3. Add all the marinated fish in the box.And close the box with.the cover of the Tiffin box..

  4. Bhapa llish can be prepared in a flame using a double boiler..

  5. Take a deep vessel and place the steel Tiffin box in it.and add 5 cups water..

  6. Cook it in low flame for 20 minutes..

  7. Serve hot with boiled rice..

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

This is the perfect recipe for lunch or dinner.

Hilsa or Ilish is the most popular fish for Bengalis.

This is the national fish of Bangladesh..

Bhapa Ilish or steamed hilsa is one of the most popular hilsa dish in Bengal.