🇧🇩 Bangladesh recipe
Shorshe Ilish
Shorshe ilish is the most revered fish dish in all of Bangladesh, a preparation so culturally significant that it appears in poetry, music, and art. Fresh hilsa steaks are smothered in a pungent mustard paste and steamed or simmered with green chilies and turmeric. The mustard seeds are ground to a paste that provides a sharp, nose-tingling heat completely different from chili heat, creating a uniquely Bengali flavor experience.
Prep15 mins + 30 mins soaking
Cook25 mins
Serves4
Difficultymedium
Ingredients
- 4 thick hilsa fish steaks (about 600g)
- 3 tablespoons black mustard seeds
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard seeds
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds (posto)
- 4-5 green chilies
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 3 tablespoons mustard oil
- 1 teaspoon nigella seeds (kalonji)
- 0.5 cup water
- Salt to taste
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 340
- Protein
- 25 g
- Carbs
- 5.5 g
- Fat
- 24 g
