"Sorshe Ilish" (Hilsa in Mustard Gravy)

                         "Sorshe Ilish" (Hilsa in Mustard Gravy)

Ingredients: 

Hilsa Fish 6 pieces

Haldi (Turmeric powder) 1teaspoon

Green Chilli 8 Pieces

Jeera (Cumin) 1/2 teaspoon

Mustard seeds 5-6 teaspoon

Mustard oil 7-8 tablespoon

Water 1 Cup

Salt to taste

Directions: 

Soak 6 tsp mustard seeds, 1/2 tsp jeera in little water for 2 Minutes.

Grind the soaked mustard seeds and cumin with 4 green Chillies, 1 tsp mustard Oil, 1 pinch of haldi and 1 pinch salt into a smooth paste

Wash the fish, sprinkle 1 pinch of haldi and salt to it, keep aside.

Heat oil in pan, put the fish and just saute it for a mintue on low flame, don't fry it.

Now put the mustard paste over the fish, add 5-6 tsp Mustard Oil over it, slit 4 Green chillies and add to it.

Add 1 cup water, adjust the salt and cover the lid, Cook for 10 minutes.

Now serve it with white rice.