ilish Dum Pukht (Hilsa Fish)
Hello readers,
Today I'm again going to share one of my mother's recipe "Ilish Dum Pukht"( Hilsa Fish).
Ingredients:-
1. Ilish ( Hilsa) fish- 5 pieces (big size).(cleaned).
2. Coconut milk- 1 cup.
3. Onion paste- 3 tsp.
4. Ginger paste-1 tsp.
5. Green Cardamom- 6 pods (crushed).
6. Kashmiri red chili powder- 1 tsp.
7. Green chilies- 2-3 slit
8. Mustard oil-2 tbsp.
9. Ghee(clarified butter)- 2 tbsp.
10. Turmeric powder-1 tsp.
11. Salt- To taste.
Preparation Method:-
Step 1- In a bowl take fish pieces and marinate with little salt and turmeric powder , set aside.
Step 2- Place a pan over medium flame , add mustard oil , once oil start heating add ghee into it, now add crushed green cardamom stir for few seconds till aroma comes out.
Step 3- Add Onion paste into it and fry until paste become golden, now add ginger paste, Kashmir red chili powder mix well for few seconds.
Step 4- Now add coconut milk and season with salt, let it boil, once gravy start boiling, add marinated raw fish pieces into it and cover the pan and slow cook for 5-7 minutes or until gravy became thik.
Step 5- Turn off flame and add lemon juice into it , transfer gravy and fish pieces into serving bowl, Garnish with slit green chilies.
Step 6- Serve hot with steam Basmati Rice.
N.B. This article was also published on my personal blog : https://sduttaskitchen.blogspot.com/
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