Doi Ilish Recipe/Hilsa with curd is one of the special ilish recipes among others, due to its silky consistency and the tangy sweetness of the curd. In doi ilish, the marinated Hilsa fish chunks are fried and then simmered in a thick gravy made with whisked yogurt, and mustard paste and finished in a warm, tangy flavored sauce.
Generally, I am not favored with adding spices in any recipe of Hilsa; the idea is not to suppress the flavor of hilsa, with the strong flavor of other spices.
The types of equipment used for this recipe are
- Mixing bowl
- Blender
- Kadai/Fry pan
- Spatula
The ingredients required for this recipe are
For marinating the fish
- Hilsa/ Ilish fish chunks-4
- Whisked Curd/Yogurt-1/2 cup
- Turmeric powder-1/2 tbsp
- Salt
For frying and making the gravy
- Soaked mustard seeds-2 tbsp
- Curd -1 cup
- Green chillies-4
- Turmeric powder-1/2 tbsp
- Sugar-1/2 tbsp
- Salt
- Mustard oil-3 tbsp
How to make Doi Ilish Recipe/Hilsa with curd
For marinating the fish
Clean and wash the hilsa fish chunks, then put them in a mixing bowl
Add turmeric powder, curd, and salt
Rub the fish chunks with them, and keep them aside for 15 minutes
For frying and making the gravy
Take 1 cup of curd and whisk it well
In a blender jar add soaked mustard seeds and green chilies, and make a smooth paste
Add the mustard paste to the whisked curd
Also add sugar, salt, and turmeric powder and mix them well, and keep them aside
Heat oil in a pan and add the marinated fish chunks and fry them on both sides(don’t over-fry them)
Once done, take them out from the oil and keep them aside
Add the curd-mustard paste, to the same hot oil and mix them well,
and cook them for 2 minutes on high flame adding 2 green chilies
Now add the fried fish chunks, and mix them well
Cook them for 2-3 minutes on low flame, and then turn off the flame
Serve hot with hot piping rice
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Doi Ilish Recipe/Hilsa with curd
Equipment
- blender
- A kadai or a fry pan
- Spatula
- mixing bowl
Ingredients
For marinating the fish
- 4 chunks Hilsa/Ilish fish
- 1/2 cup WhiskedCurd/Yogurt
- 1/2 tbsp turmeric powder
- salt
For frying and makingthe gravy
- 2 tbsp Soaked mustard seeds
- 1 cup curd
- 4 green chili
- 1/2 tbsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tbsp sugar
- 3 tbsp Mustard oil
- salt
Instructions
For marinating thefish
- Clean and wash the hilsa fish chunks , then put them in amixing bowl
- Add turmeric powder, curd and salt
- Rub the fish chunks with them, and keep them aside for 15 minutes
For frying and makingthe gravy
- Take 1 cup of curd and whisk it well
- In a blender jar add soaked mustard seeds and green chilies,and make a smooth paste
- Add the mustard paste in the whisked curd
- Also add sugar, salt and turmeric powder and mix them well,and keep them aside
- Heat oil in a pan and add the marinated fish chunks and frythem both the sides(don’t over fry them)
- Once done, take them out from the oil and keep them aside
- Add the curd-mustard paste, in the same hot oil and mix themwell,
- and cook them for 2 minutes on high flame adding 2 greenchilies
- Now add the fried fish chunks, and mix them well
- Cook them for 2-3 minutes on low flame, and then turn offthe flame
- Serve hot with hot piping rice