Recipe: Tasty Shorshe Ilish (Hilsa in mustard gravy)

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Shorshe Ilish (Hilsa in mustard gravy). Hilsa fish is commonly known as 'Ilish maachh' in Bengal. It is the most popular and costly fish due its aroma and taste. "Hilsa in Mustard Gravy" is authentic Bengali dish, when i tried it in my Kitchen,I found it so easy to cook. Shorshe Ilish - Hilsha in Mustard Seed Gravy.

It's a classic Bengali fish curry prepared with a delectable sauce of freshly grind mustard seed and.

Sorshe ilish is a traditional recipe of our Bengali cuisine where ilish mach or hilsa fish is cooked with a shorshe bata or mustard paste gravy.

Shorshe ilish or sorshe ilish is an authentic Bengali hilsa fish curry which is generally relished by Bengalis from India and Bangladesh.

You can have Shorshe Ilish (Hilsa in mustard gravy) using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Shorshe Ilish (Hilsa in mustard gravy)

  1. You need 3-4 of Hilsa pieces.

  2. It’s 1 table spoon of White mustard paste (blended with two green chillies, two garlic pods along with mustard).

  3. Prepare 1 tea spoon of Turmeric powder.

  4. Prepare 1/2 tea spoon of Red chilli powder.

  5. You need 1/2 tea spoon of ginger garlic paste.

  6. It’s 1/2 teaspoon of five blister powder/ Panch Phoran.

  7. It’s 1/2 cup of hung curd.

  8. You need 2 of large onions chopped.

  9. You need 4-5 of slitted green chillies.

  10. It’s 1 cup of Mustard oil.

  11. You need to taste of Salt.

Nowadays Hilsa is not so pocket friendly but the positive thing is that this fish is very light weight.

Hilsa with mustard gravy (sorshe ilish) is an authentic Bengali dish and is very easy to cook.

Shorshe Ilish aka Shorshe Bata diye Ilish Macher Jhal is a famous Bengali delicacy where Hilsa Fish is cooked in a Mustard Gravy.

Before going further with the recipe of Shorshe Ilish, let's talk about responsible eating.

Shorshe Ilish (Hilsa in mustard gravy) instructions

  1. Take the hilsa pieces in a bowl, add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, ginger garlic paste, mustard paste, Panch phoran, curd, salt in it & marinate the hilsa pieces well with the spices..

  2. Now add mustard oil in the marinated fishes & mix well..

  3. Take a pan in the gas, add rest of mustard oil, chopped onions & stir till onions turn golden brown. Now lower the flame, slowly add the marinated fishes, then stir, add bit of water in it & cover..

  4. When the fishes are cooked properly & there is a rise of oil in the gravy, add the slitted green chillies & remove from heat sauce..

  5. And your Shorshe Ilish is ready to serve! Serve it hot with plain rice, Khichdi..

Ilish Maach aka Hilsa is famous across the border of both sides of Bengal and needless to say Bangli's love for Ilish is.

Kasundi Ilish is an easy Bengali mustard gravy based Hilsa fish preparation.

Sorse Ilish is a classic Bengali fish curry, made of Hilsa fish cooked in delectable mustard sauce.

Enjoy the fish by making this aut.

Shorshe Ilish is a traditional dish from Bengal which is made with Ilish or Hilsa fish.