Bhapa Ilish

Name: Bhapa Ilish (Steamed fish)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon refined mustard oil (see Note); 2 or 3 green chiles, stemmed; 1 teaspoon black mustard seeds; 1 teaspoon yellow mustard seeds; 1-inch (2½-cm) piece fresh ginger; 1 teaspoon table salt; 1 teaspoon ground turmeric; 2¼ pounds (1 kg) hilsa or shad, scaled and cleaned

Steamed fish

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

Hilsa fish steamed with a tangy paste of mustard and green chiles is a Bengali specialty. Since hilsa is hard to find in the United States, you can use shad instead. Serve with steamed rice.

Ingredients

2¼ pounds (1 kg) hilsa or shad, scaled and cleaned
1 teaspoon

Asia
India
West Bengal
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Wash the fish well under running water. Cut horizontally into 1-inch-thick (2½-cm-thick) slices. Put in a bowl and sprinkle with ½ teaspoon of the salt and