How to Tips Eating on a Dime Dahi Hilsa fish steamed

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Dahi Hilsa fish steamed. For the Bengalis' fish is an integral part of their lives. A simple fish curry with a side of rice and you are sorted for the day. It is not only an essential food in a Bong household but also considered auspicious at any occasion.

Ilish or Hilsa is one fish for which Bengalis are crazy, and Dahi Hilsa (Doi Maach in Bengali) is a sumptuous fish recipe that you can enjoy with steamed rice.

This curry recipe is cooked by marinating ilish fish with turmeric powder and salt, and cooking it in curd and ground spices.

Doi Ilish, needless to say, is a signature Bengali delicacy.

You can cook Dahi Hilsa fish steamed using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Dahi Hilsa fish steamed

  1. Prepare of Hilsa fish pieces cut into round shaped.

  2. You need of Curd.

  3. It’s of Sesame seeds.

  4. You need of poppy seeds.

  5. You need of Green Chillies.

  6. It’s of red chillies.

  7. You need of Mustard oil.

  8. It’s of Salt.

Hilsa Fish chunks steamed with Doi or Curd is one of the popular fish preparations in Bengal.

We mostly opt for Ilish Mach or Rui/ Katla (Rehu) for making this delicacy.

I have already given the recipe of Rehu Fish Chunks cooked in Curd known as Doi Maach here.

Hilsa is the king of fish.which is mostly available in rainy season.in this season it tastes much better than any other seasons.

Dahi Hilsa fish steamed instructions

  1. Heat steamer pan with water.

  2. Make a paste of seasame seed, poppy seed, green chillies, curd & salt in a mixi..

  3. Take the paste as above in a bowl, add fish pieces & mustard oil & mix it properly..

  4. Transfer the entire thing into another container with cover & place inside the steamer. Put the red splited chillies on the top of the mass..

  5. Put the steamer on for. After 20 mins put the flame off & keep for 10 mins as standing time..

  6. Dish is now ready to serve..

This fish has a wonderful flavor in it, so no need to add lots of spices to cook it.

Bengali cook lots of dishes with this fish like Jhol, Jhal, Stew, Polao, Biryani, Chutney even only fried Hilsa is very arometic dish too.

Today I am going to share a very popular dish of Hilsa is "Doi Ilish", that is mean Hilsa cooked with mustard & yogurt.

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.

There are two methods of cooking, the oven method and the pressure cooker method, and both turn out great!