In this recipe learn how to combine two ingredients that Bengalis absolutely love - poppy seeds and mustard oil along with Hilsa (Ilish),a popular fish in West Bengal. In this video Kalyan takes us through a delicious recipe for it!
Ingredients:
4-5 pieces of Hilsa fish
1 tsp of turmeric powder (haldi)
1/2 tsp of red chilli powder
4 tbsp of mustard oil or vegetable oil
1 tsp of salt
Spice mix for the Doi Posto gravy:
3 tbsp of khus khus
1 tbsp of black mustard seeds (rai)
1 tsp of turmeric powder (haldi)
1/2 cup of curd (dahi)
salt to taste
2 green chillies
01:13- Ingredients for the Hilsa Mustard Curry
02:15- TIP how to fry fish the Bengali way
03:50- TIP how to know when your fish is cooked
05:30- TIP how to prevent the marination from curdling
Got a taste for Bengali cuisine? Visit Kalyan's Bengali Kitchen at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDDDjgc75oU&list=PLDn0RqHU2n_4Vg-XBHjHv-2T_2ur7i_Fl&index=1&feature=plpp_video
Kalyan also blogs on food at www.finelychopped.net and is on twitter at @finelychopped
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