Description
The ultimate Bangladeshi fish dish. Hilsa fish (Ilish) cooked in a pungent, fiery mustard paste and mustard oil gravy.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Ilish(Hilsa fish)
- Mustard seeds
- Mustard oil
- Green chili
- Turmeric
Instructions
- Marinate Ilish with turmeric/salt.
- Grind yellow and black mustard seeds into a paste.
- Simmer in mustard oil with green chilies.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Mustard oil、Mustard seeds
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Herring or Mackerel, Japanese mustard
Pairing
White Rice (Plain、not Basmati)
Trivia
Unlike Indian fish curries using coconut, Bangladesh aggressively highlights the pungent kick of mustard oil. A proud dish in authentic Okubo spots.
Eating tips & etiquette
Extremely bony; use the right hand to skillfully navigate bones while soaking rice in the mustard sauce.
Allergen
Fish