Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, bhapa illish(steamed hilsa). It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Bhapa illish(steamed hilsa) is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Bhapa illish(steamed hilsa) is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
Shorshe lish bhapa (or bhaape) meaning steamed mustard hilsa, is a Bengali recipe of hilsa fish (a type of shad) steamed in a potent mustard, doi (yoghurt) and coconut paste. Even though it looks very polished, it is a fairly easy recipe to execute, requiring few ingredients, no special technique. Steamed Hilsha or Bhapa Ilish is the most common Hilsha recipe and is cooked in almost all Bengali households.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook bhapa illish(steamed hilsa) using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Bhapa illish(steamed hilsa):
- Make ready 2 pieces Hilsa fish
- Prepare 1 teaspoon white mustard
- Prepare 2 teaspoon poppy seed
- Prepare 1-2 green chilli
- Prepare 1 tbsp Coriander leaves
- Get as needed Mustard oil
- Take to taste Salt
- Prepare 1 Onion
- Get 1 tsp Ginger and garlic
Because she is what I am reading these days, I mean "she" as in about her, books where she is the main character. Bhapa Ilish or Shorshe Ilish Bhaape, you might be hearing these dishes a lot these days with the Ilish (hilsa) season is on full swing; it literally means steamed hilsa in mustard & spice mixture. Ilish Bhapa is a classic Ilish preparation of Bengali cuisine where fresh hilsa is marinated in special. Bhapa Ilish or steamed hilsa is served with plain white steamed rice.
Steps to make Bhapa illish(steamed hilsa):
- Soak the mustard and poppy seeds in water for 1-2 hrs.
- Wash the hilsa fish and marinate it in some salt
- Make a paste of the soaked mustard and poppy seed.
- Make a paste of the onion and ginger and garlic
- Cut the chilli and coriander leaves
- Heat a heavy base pressure cooker. Add mustard oil and let it heat. Now add the mustard and poppy seed paste and onion and ginger garlic paste and fry it slightly. Now add the fish and make sure the masala coats the fish properly. Add the coriander leaves and green chillies. Add little water and close the cooker. Let it whistle for 2-3 times in a medium flame.
- Serve it with steaming white rice.
To begin making the Bhapa Ilish recipe, wash and tap dry the steaks of hilsa with a kitchen towel and set aside. Back home Hilsa/Ilish is deep fried, steamed, smoked, baked/steamed in banana leaves, cooked with mustard paste, yogurt, or combined with vegetables like brinjal/eggplant/aubergines. Spices like Nigella seeds/Kalonji/Kalo Jeera along with mustard oil is used to enhance the flavors of the this fish. Doi Ilish is a typical Bengali Hilsa Recipe, where raw Hilsa fish is steamed in Yogurt and Mustured Sauce. Doi Ilish should be served with Steamed rice.
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