Kalojire- Lonka pora Diye Ilish Mach er recipe / Ilish Mach or Hilsa Fish Recipe
Kalojire- Lonka pora Diye Ilish Mach / Kalojire- Lonka pora Diye Ilish Mach er recipe with crushed lonka pora (roasted green chili) and kalojire(nigella seeds) produces a very light curry, which is permeated with flavors of kaalo jeere, and strong-flavored mustard oil. The watery-thin gravy contains lots of flavors; nigella seeds relinquish a nutty and earthy flavor and the sharpness from the burnt green chilies, with lightly fried ilish/Hilsa make the dish quintessential.
The types of equipment used for this recipe are
- Mixing bowl
- mortar and pestle
- Roasting net
- Frypan
- Spatula
The ingredients required for this recipe are
- Hilsa/ Ilish fish-240 gm(80 gm each)
- Brinjal/Eggplant- 6 thin pieces (50 gm)
- Mustard oil-4 tbsp
- Kalojire/nigella seeds-1 tbsp
- Green chillies-6
- Turmeric powder-1 tbsp
- Water-2 cups
- Salt
How to make Kalojire- Lonka pora Diye Ilish Mach / Ilish Mach or Hilsa Fish Recipe
Take a roasting net and roast/burn the green chili, and keep them aside
Take a mortar and pestle, add the roasted green chili, and nigella seeds, crush them coarsely, and keep them aside
Clean and wash the ilish fish, and keep them on a plate
Add salt and turmeric powder, rub the fish well, and keep them aside for 15 minutes
Heat mustard oil in a pan and fry the fish chunks, and take them out from the oil ( please don’t over-fry them)
In the same oil fry the brinjal pieces, and keep them aside
Add 2 green chilies and nigella seeds for tempering in the same oil
As they start spluttering and sizzling add the crushed roasted chili and nigella seeds, and saute them for 10 seconds
Now add water, followed by salt and turmeric powder and mix them well, and allow them to boil for 2-3 minutes on a high flame
Add the fried eggplant and mix them
Now add the fried Hilsa fish chunks and allow them to cook for another 2 minutes
Turn off the flame, transfer them to a serving plate, and serve hot with steamed rice
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Kalojire- Lonka pora Diye Ilish Mach
Equipment
- mortar and pestle
- Roasting Net with Steel Tong, Stainless Steel Wire Roaster
- A kadai or a fry pan
- mixing bowl
- Spatula
Ingredients
- 240gm(80 gm each) Ilish mach or hilsa fish
- 6thin pieces (50 gm) Eggplant/brinjal( small slice cut)
- 4 tbsp Mustard oil
- 1 tbsp kalo jeera (nigellaseeds)
- 1 tbsp turmeric powder
- 6 green chili
- salt
- 2 cup water
Instructions
- Take a roasting net and roast/burn the green chili, and keep them aside
- Take a mortar and pestle, and add the roasted green chili, and nigella seeds, and crush themcoarsely, and keep them aside
- Clean and wash the ilish fish, and keep them in a plate
- Add salt and turmeric powder, and rub the fish well, and keep them aside for 15 minutes
- Heat mustard oil in a pan and fry the fish chunks, and take them out from the oil ( please don’t overfry them)
- In the same oil fry the brinjal pieces, and keep them aside
- Add 2 green chilies and nigella seeds for tempering in the same oil
- As they start spluttering and sizzling add the crushed roasted chili and nigella seeds, and saute them for 10 seconds
- Now add water, followed by salt and turmeric powder and mixthem well, and allow them to boil for 2-3 minutes on high flame
- Add the fried egg plant and mix them
- Now add the fried Hilsa fish chunks and allow them to cook for another 2 minutes
- Turn off the flame, transfer them to a serving plate andserve hot with steamed rice