Hello friends,      Today I am going to share with you a fish delicacy of Bengal "Ilish Paturi" Hilsa fish cooked in banana leaf. Ilish Paturi, an authentic Bengal delicacy which is originated in Bengal, when Bengal has not been parted away into East Bengal (Bangladesh) and West Bengal (India). So let's start. Ingredients:- 1. Ilish fish (Hilsa)- 6 pieces. 2. White mustard seeds- 2tsp. 3. Black Mustard seeds- 1tsp. 4. Poppy seeds- 1tsp. 5. Scrape Coconut- 4tbsp. 6. Green chilies- 4-5 nos. 7. Turmeric powder- 1/4tsp. 8. Mustard oil- 4-6 tsp. 9. Banana leaf- As needed. 10. Salt-To taste. 11. Thread- As required ( to tie the parcel). Preparation Method:- Step 1- First wash the banana leaf under running water thoroughly. Set aside. Step 2- Wash fish pieces and marinate with salt and turmeric powder. Set aside. Step 3- Soak poppy seeds, both the mustard seeds in Luke warm water for 20 minutes. Step 4- After 20 minutes, in a grinder jar add scraped Coconut, soaked p...

  image credit 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 b...

Hello readers,     Today is the time to taste something different. In rainy season we Bengalis love to eat Ilish (hilsa fish), I thought why don't we make "Ilish Pulao" today? So what are you waiting for let's start! Ingredients:- 1. Gobindobhog rice (4 cup) 2. Ilish Fish (5pc) 3.Vegetable oil- 4 table spoon 4. Ghee-2 table spoon 5. Flour-1 tea spoon 6. Coconut milk:- 3-4 table spoon 7. Sweet curd:- 1 table spoon 8. Milk:- 2 cup 9. Red chili:- 2 to 3 (whole) 10. Water:- 6 cup ** Gobindobhog rice :- This rice cultivated mostly in West Bengal in India, it is a short-grain, White, aromatic, sticky rice having a sweet buttery flavour. ## Always remember that water should be double quantity of rice, here I took 4 cup rice, so I added 6 cup water with 2 cup milk. Spices:- 1. Onion:- 2 tea spoon (paste), 2 tea spoon (juice) 2. Garlic:- 1/2tea spoon(paste), 1 tea spoon (juice) 3. Ginger:- 1 tea spoon juice 4. Kashmiri chili powder:- 2 tea spoon 5. Salt:...