Recipe: Delicious Bhapa Ilish or Steamed Hilsa in microwave

Recipe: Delicious Bhapa Ilish or Steamed Hilsa in microwave Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Bhapa Ilish or Steamed Hilsa in microwave. To cook Bhapa Ilish we put straight the dish into an oven. I took one more short cut step, saving the pre-heating time, directly put the dish into the Micro-oven. There will be thousands of recipes on net on Bhapa Ilish/Steamed Hilsa, and again I am also adding another, more or less the same recipe. "Bhapa Ilish" means Steamed Hilsa where "Bhapa" depicts for Steaming.

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

The 'Bhapa' can be made both in a microwave and in a pressure cooker.

In the off-chance that you don't have either, it can also be cooked in a pan.

You can have Bhapa Ilish or Steamed Hilsa in microwave using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Bhapa Ilish or Steamed Hilsa in microwave

1. It’s 4 pieces of Hilsa fish.

2. You need 3 tbsp of paste mustard seed.

3. It’s 3 tbsp of sour curd.

4. You need 1 tbsp of Poppy seed.

5. You need to taste of Salt.

6. You need 1 tsp of turmeric powder.

7. It’s 5 pieces of green chilli.

8. Prepare 1 tsp of chilli powder.

9. It’s 4 tbsp of mustard oil.

And yes, if mustard is too scary for you, just substitute the base with some coconut paste, and that's that.

Fish is indispensable in any Bengali celebration, and if the festival / celebration is in the monsoons, Hilsa is always present at the dinner table.

There are scores of different dishes prepared with Ilish - Ilish Bhapa, Ilish pulao, Ilish macher jhol, and many others.

But the most quick and easy one is the fried hilsa.

Bhapa Ilish or Steamed Hilsa in microwave instructions

1. Wash the fish and marinate with salt, turmeric powder.keep aside until use..

2. Put the mustard seed paste into a microwave safe bowl.add sour curd, salt, turmeric powder, mustard oil, poppy seed paste, chopped green chilli and 2 tbsp water.mix nicely..

3. Now add fish pieces into the mixture.. gradually mix with mustard paste. Cover the microwave bowl with a wrap..

4. Keep the bowl in the microwave for 2 to 3 minutes.take out the bowl from microwave and give 10 to 12 minutes of standing time..

5. Vapa Ilish in microwave is ready to eat now. Enjoy the recipe with steamed 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.

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.

And now to the Ilish Bhaape or Bhapa Ilish aka Steamed Hilsa.