Steamed Hilsa Fish Recipe | How To Make Ilish Bhapa | Ilish Bhaapa | Sweet Water Fish Recipes | Hilsa Fish Curry | Fish Curry | Ilish Bhapa Shorshe Diye | Mustard-Coconut Paste Hilsa | Bengali Recipes | Indian Fish Curry | Bengali Style Fish Curry | Fish Curry Recipe | Get Curried | The Bombay Chef - Varun Inamdar <br /><br />Learn how to make Steamed Hilsa with our chef Varun Inamdar.<br /><br />Ilish bhaape, also known as Shorshe lish bhapa (or bhaape) meaning steamed mustard hilsa, is a Bengali recipe of hilsa fish (a type of shad) steamed in a potent mustard, doi (yoghurt) and coconut paste. Even though it looks very polished, it is a fairly easy recipe to execute, requiring few ingredients, no special technique, and very little time. It can be served with steamed rice for a complete meal.<br /><br />Chef's Trivia<br /><br />Steamed Hilsa Ingredients -<br /><br /> Marination of Hilsa<br />900 gms Hilsa Fish/ Ilish Bhapa<br />1 tsp Turmeric Powder<br />3 tbsp Yellow Mustard Seeds (soaked)<br />3 tbsp Black Mustard Seeds (soaked)<br />4-5 Green Chillies (chopped)<br />½ cup Coconut (chopped)<br />3 tbsp Mustard Oil<br />½ tsp Sugar<br />1 tsp Turmeric Powder<br />1 cup Curd<br />Salt (as required)<br />Mustard Oil<br />4-5 Green Chillies (slit)<br /><br />Process of Steaming the Fish
