Recipe: at dinner Achari Tel Ilish (Bengali Fish Curry)

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Recipe: at dinner Achari Tel Ilish (Bengali Fish Curry) Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Achari Tel Ilish (Bengali Fish Curry). So let me share a very simple and an easy Hilsa Fish in mustard oil gravy, but with a slight twist. Some pickle masala is added to the. Ilish macher tel jhol begun die - an authentic Bengali hilsa fish curry recipe with brinjal.

Hilsa Fish In Poppy Seeds & Yogurt Curry Recipe is a Bengali delicacy that is made with the hilsa fish available in monsoons.

Hilsa is one of the favourite fishes of the region, that is locally grown near the Ganga river and its tributaries.

Poppy seeds and the mustard seeds needs to be ground till smooth and be used in this recipe along with other spices like nigella seeds, haldi, and.

You can cook Achari Tel Ilish (Bengali Fish Curry) using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Achari Tel Ilish (Bengali Fish Curry)

  1. It’s 2 pieces of Hilsa fish, cleaned.

  2. It’s 2 tbsp of mustard oil.

  3. You need 1/2 tsp of nigella seeds (kalonji).

  4. Prepare to taste of salt.

  5. It’s 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder.

  6. It’s 1 tsp. of red chilli powder.

  7. It’s 2-3 of green chilies, slit.

  8. You need 1-2 tsp of any pickle (I used mango pickle).

  9. You need 1 tsp of coriander leaves, chopped.

Learn how to make Ilish Macher Tel Jhal Bengali Recipe.

Step by step Ilish Macher Tel Jhal recipe.

It is very easy and simple Bengali Hilsa Fish Curry Recipe. খোকা ইলিশের তেলঝাল !!

Bengali Traditional "ILISH MACHER TEL JHAL" Recipe

Achari Tel Ilish (Bengali Fish Curry) step by step

  1. Make a paste with the turmeric powder, red chilli powder and 1/2 cup water. Keep aside..

  2. Marinate the fish pieces with a pinch of salt and turmeric powder for 10 minutes..

  3. Heat oil & fry the fish pieces slightly on both sides. Drain & keep aside..

  4. Temper the same oil with nigella seeds & green chilies. Saute for a few seconds..

  5. Add the paste and saute for a few seconds..

  6. Then add salt, pickle, 1/2 cup water and the fried fish. Bring it to a boil. Simmer on a medium flame for 2 minutes..

  7. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with plain steamed rice..

Ilish Macher Tel Jhal Bengali Recipe

However, if you are not or not much aware of the Bengali cuisine, here what Shorshe Bata Diye Macher Jhal is.

It is a quintessential Bengali style fish curry prepared with mustard paste.

Ilish or Hilsa cooked in a light broth flavoured with nigella seeds and the fish itself with the brinjals providing a nice body to the dish.

The slit green chilies are an added bonus.