Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, doi ilish (hilsa fish in yoghurt gravy). One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Doi Ilish (Hilsa Fish in Yoghurt Gravy) is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Doi Ilish (Hilsa Fish in Yoghurt Gravy) is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
It is a traditional Bengali recipe prepared with yogurt and mustard seeds. It is not at all spicy dish but a bit creamy preparation. It's a classical Bengali Curd based Hilsa Curry.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook doi ilish (hilsa fish in yoghurt gravy) using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Doi Ilish (Hilsa Fish in Yoghurt Gravy):
- Prepare 4 pieces Hilsa Fish
- Get to taste salt
- Get 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
- Get 4 tbsp. yoghurt
- Get 1 green chili, chopped
- Make ready 2 tbsp.+ 1 tsp mustard oil + the marinade
- Prepare 1/2 tsp. nigella seeds (kalonji)
- Get 1 tbsp. coriander leaves, chopped
- Take 1-2 green chilies, slit
We mostly opt for Ilish Mach or Rui/ Katla (Rehu). Doi Ilish is a typical Bengali Hilsa Recipe, where raw Hilsa fish is steamed in Yogurt and Mustured Sauce. Doi Ilish should be served with Steamed rice. Ilish also spelled Elish, is a popular fish to eat among the people of South Asia.
Steps to make Doi Ilish (Hilsa Fish in Yoghurt Gravy):
- Marinate the fish with yoghurt, salt, turmeric powder, mustard oil and chopped green chilies for 10 minutes.
- Heat mustard oil in a pan and temper with nigella seeds and slit green chilies. Saute for a few seconds.
- Add the marinated fish and cook, covered on a low flame for 4-5 minutes. When done add the remaining mustard oil and coriander leaves.
- Mix gently and switch off the flame. Serve with hot steamed rice.
A tropical fish, it is the most popular fish with Bengalis , the national. Doi Ilish Bhapa is an age-old Bengali delicacy where Hilsa pieces cooked in a divine Mustard-Yogurt gravy. Doi ilish is a Bengali recipe where the ilish or hilsa is cooked in mustard and yogurt sauce. Now for this fish loving Bengalis, Ilish holds a very special place in their hearts. This fondness for Ilish has gone to such an extent that they celebrate ilish utsav or the festival of hilsa during the hilsa season.
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