Doi Ilish (Hilsa Fish in Yoghurt Gravy)
Doi Ilish (Hilsa Fish in Yoghurt Gravy)

Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, doi ilish (hilsa fish in yoghurt gravy). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

It is a traditional Bengali recipe prepared with yogurt and mustard seeds. It is not at all spicy dish but a bit creamy preparation. It's a classical Bengali Curd based Hilsa Curry.

Doi Ilish (Hilsa Fish in Yoghurt Gravy) is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Doi Ilish (Hilsa Fish in Yoghurt Gravy) is something which I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have doi ilish (hilsa fish in yoghurt gravy) using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Doi Ilish (Hilsa Fish in Yoghurt Gravy):
  1. Take 4 pieces Hilsa Fish
  2. Get to taste salt
  3. Make ready 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
  4. Take 4 tbsp. yoghurt
  5. Take 1 green chili, chopped
  6. Make ready 2 tbsp.+ 1 tsp mustard oil + the marinade
  7. Take 1/2 tsp. nigella seeds (kalonji)
  8. Make ready 1 tbsp. coriander leaves, chopped
  9. Take 1-2 green chilies, slit

We mostly opt for Ilish Mach or Rui/ Katla (Rehu). Doi Ilish is a typical Bengali Hilsa Recipe, where raw Hilsa fish is steamed in Yogurt and Mustured Sauce. Doi Ilish should be served with Steamed rice. Ilish also spelled Elish, is a popular fish to eat among the people of South Asia.

Steps to make Doi Ilish (Hilsa Fish in Yoghurt Gravy):
  1. Marinate the fish with yoghurt, salt, turmeric powder, mustard oil and chopped green chilies for 10 minutes.
  2. Heat mustard oil in a pan and temper with nigella seeds and slit green chilies. Saute for a few seconds.
  3. Add the marinated fish and cook, covered on a low flame for 4-5 minutes. When done add the remaining mustard oil and coriander leaves.
  4. Mix gently and switch off the flame. Serve with hot steamed rice.

A tropical fish, it is the most popular fish with Bengalis , the national. Doi Ilish Bhapa is an age-old Bengali delicacy where Hilsa pieces cooked in a divine Mustard-Yogurt gravy. Doi ilish is a Bengali recipe where the ilish or hilsa is cooked in mustard and yogurt sauce. Now for this fish loving Bengalis, Ilish holds a very special place in their hearts. This fondness for Ilish has gone to such an extent that they celebrate ilish utsav or the festival of hilsa during the hilsa season.

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