The fish is steamed in a spicy paste of mustard, hot green chillies and red chilli powder and cooked in a wrapping of Banana Leaf. This is an authentic Bengali recipe.This Yummy Fish curry dish will delight your family and friends.
fishmedium size hilsa or illis or any type of fish - 600gms
salt to taste
turmeric - 2tsp
green chillies - 6
juice of half lemon
mustard seedsBlack or Yellow - 2 tbsps of
poppy seed - 1/2 tbsp
red chilli powder - 1tsp
mustard oil - 3 tbsp
Big banana leaves - 2
Coriander leaves - 2tbsb
Instructions
Clean and cut the fish.
Rub the fish with a mixture of 1tsp each of turmeric , lemon juice and salt to taste.
Roughly chop green chillies (4).
Soak mustard and poppy seeds in warm water for half an hour and blend it into a fine paste with 4 green chopped chillies ,red chilli powder , 1tbsp coriander leaves and a little bit of salt. The consistency should be thick enough to coat the fish.
Cut banana leaves into squares. Place a on the banana leaves and mustard paste coating all the pieces, add 2 slit green chillies and fold it over to make a closed parcel. Tie the parcel with a thread so that the stuffing does not come out while cooking.
Parcel place it in a cooker filled with water and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
Garnished with chopped fresh coriander leaves and serve with roti.