Illish maach bengali style ( milk fish recipe)
Fish is an essential dish in every bengali household ( eastern India). This dish is a favorite dish at my household but I must admit that I have never been able to cook it properly, so I asked my mother in law for the instructions. Given below is the method of cooking some of the tastiest fish in the most simple and unique way. I enjoyed eating it but somehow didn't like the smell much. I am not a fish lover and cooking fish is a very difficult task for me as I can't bear the smell of raw fish. Thankfully I have amazing relatives and friends who cook it for me! My husband on the other hand is a fish lover but he knows what my condition is when I cook fish, trying not to faint with the smell!!! I am thankful for the people who cook fish for him!
Illish maach | Source
Cook Time
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Ready in: 35 min
Yields: 4
Ingredients
- 2 pounds Milk fish
- 4 tsp Mustard powder
- 1 tsp Turmeric
- 2 tsp Coconut powder
- 2 tsp Poppy seeds powder ( optional)
- As per taste Salt
- 1/2 spoon Sugar
- Depends on your spice level Chili / pepper
- 2-3 tsp Mustard oil ( you can use any other vegetable oil)
- Mix all the ingredients excepting fish and oil
- Let the mixture stay for 10-15 minutes.
- Pour the mixture on the fish.
- Pour the mustard oil.
- Pour the mixture in a pan.
- Cover the pan and let it stay for 20-25 min. Make sure the flame is meduim.
- After 20-25 minutes, open the cover and check. Fish is usually cooked by this time.
- Serve hot with Indian bread or hot rice.
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