Easiest Way to Royal Appetizing Steamed Hilsa / Bhapa Ilish

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Steamed Hilsa / Bhapa Ilish. 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. Bhapa Ilish or steamed Hilsa is a signature Bengali fish preparation where Hilsa Fish or Ilish Maach is steamed along with spices and ended on a mouth-watering fish curry.

Easy Bhapa Ilish Recipe (Steamed Hilsa Recipe)Made with Mustard Powder.

Many people like Bengali fish recipes.

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

You can cook Steamed Hilsa / Bhapa Ilish using 9 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Steamed Hilsa / Bhapa Ilish

  1. Prepare 5-7 pieces of Hilsa.

  2. Prepare 2 tbsp of mustard paste.

  3. You need 3 tbsp of coconut paste.

  4. It’s 3 tbsp of mustard oil.

  5. You need 2 tbsp of curd.

  6. Prepare To taste of salt.

  7. It’s 1/2 tsp of haldi.

  8. You need 1/2 tsp of red chilli powder.

  9. Prepare 1 tsp of green chilli paste.

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

How to Make Steamed Hilsa or Ilish Bhapa.

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.

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

Steamed Hilsa / Bhapa Ilish step by step

  1. Marinate Hilsa fish with curd, haldi and little salt.Grind the mustard and green chillies to a fine paste. Grind the coconut also to a semi coarse paste.Then add haldi, red chilli powder and mustard oil.Add salt and pinch of sugar(optional).Also add mustard oil.Arrange fish in a micro safe bowl and cook for 5 mins. Otherwise arrange fish in a steel tiffin box and place it over a wok half filled with water.Cover and cook for 10 mins.When cool, open lid..

  2. Garnish with red and green chillies.Serve with rice..

Recipe: 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.

Ilish is the quintessential fish for Bengalis and shorshe bhapa Ilish is the star of all Ilish recipes!

Here is my quick and easy version!

Ilish has been my favorite fish since childhood and I don't think it's any exception.