SIMPLE HILSA FISH RECIPE (ILISH MACHHER JHOL)


Hilsa Fish Recipe, Ilish Machher Jhol Recipe, Bengal's Fish Recipe, Non Vegetarian dish, Bengali Style Fish Recipe
Simple Hilsa Fish Recipe 
Ilish Machher Jhol Recipe*
 


Simple Hilsa Fish Recipe (Ilis Machher Jhol) - Hilsa Fish Picture taken from the local market
Hilsa Fishes*


INGREDIENTS 

Hilsa Fish 4 pieces 

Turmeric Powder - 2 teaspoons

Green Chili 4 nos. 

Green Chili paste - 1 teaspoon 

Nigella Seed (Kalo Jeera) 1/2 teaspoon 

Mustard Oil - As required 

Water - As needed  

Salt - As needed 


HOW TO MAKE SIMPLE HILSA FISH RECIPE/ILISH MACHHER JHOL RECIPE 


Wash Hilsa Fish pieces with water. 

Drain out the water from the fish pieces.  

Now mix 1 teaspoon turmeric powder and 1/3 teaspoon salt in the Hilsa Fish pieces. 

Heat oil in a pan. Now fry the Hilsa Fish pieces on medium flame.  Do not over fry. Always fry Hilsa Fish lightly. 

After frying, remove the Hilsa Fish pieces from the pan and keep aside. 

In the same oil in which Hilsa Fish pieces are fried, add nigella seeds. After few seconds, add 1 teaspoon turmeric powder, green chili paste. 

Saute for few seconds. Sprinkle  some water immediately, to avoid burning. Add the fried Hilsha Fish pieces. Add water as needed.

Add salt. Add the 4 green chilies. Cook on medium flame for few minutes. 

Remove from the flame. 

Hilsa Fish or Ilish Machher Jhol is ready to eat and serve.

This Hilsa Fish Recipe or Ilish Machher Jhol recipe is very simply prepared with  less ingredients, but very tasty.  

Whenever I cook Hilsa fish, I keep aside a teaspoon full of the oil in which Hilsa Fish pieces are fried.  I just mix few drops of this oil in a handful of boiled rice with a pinch of Salt and eat. This is  tasty. 

Hilsa Fish Preparation or Ilish Machher Jhol is served with boiled rice. 

Most of the Bengalis are fond of various fish preparations. They generally eat them without de-boning.  

Hilsa Fishes are full of sharp bones.  So eat carefully if you have no habit of eating so bony fish like Hilsa. 

  


*Picture Source : Taken by myself from my own recipe 

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