Ilish Macher Sorse Jhol

Name: Ilish Macher Sorse Jhol (Mustard fish)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: ¼ cup (50 ml) refined mustard oil (see Note); 5 green chiles, stemmed; 2 tablespoons mustard seeds; ¾ teaspoon red chile powder; 2 medium red onions, chopped; 1 teaspoon ground turmeric; 1 teaspoon table salt; 1 (1⅓-pound/630-gram) whole hilsa fish, scaled and cleaned

Mustard fish

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

This famous dish has its roots in eastern India. It is a pungent dish with a predominant mustard flavor. Hilsa fish (an oily fish that’s the most popular fish of West Bengal), is hard to find in the United States, but you can substitute shad. Serve with steamed rice.

Ingredients

1 (1⅓-pound/630-gram) whole hilsa fish, scaled and cleaned
1 teaspoon

Asia
India
West Bengal
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Cut the fish horizontally into 1-inch-thick (2½-cm-thick) slices and wash well under running water. Drain in a colander and transfer to a bowl.
Sprinkle with ½ teaspoon of the salt, ½ teaspoo