Ilish Maach bhaja (Hilsa Fish Fry)

Ilish Maach (Hilsa Fish)

Hilsa (Ilish) is a delicacy in the Bengali cuisine and every Bengali loves Ilish (Hilsa) prepared in any way....fried, made into thin curry with brinjal and potato, hilsa with mustard paste, ilish Biryani, Hilsa steamed in banana leaf .....the variety is endless.

Most simple of all is the ilish maach Bhaja.

Ingredients required are....

Mustard Oil...........................................for frying

Turmeric Powder.................................1/2 tsp

Salt...........................................................as per taste

Hilsa fish..................................................fish cut into pieces

Wash and dry the fish pieces.Sprinkle turmeric and salt and coat each piece well.

Keep aside for ten minutes.

Heat mustard oil till steaming hot and then reduce the flame and fry the fish pieces till golden.

Remove and serve with steaming hot plain rice.

Bengali's have the oil with rice.....the oil used for frying is flavoured with hilsa taste and goes well  with hot steamed plain rice. 

Serve green chilly and salt with the fish piece and fish oil.

Ilish maach Bhaja