Ilish Macher Korma Recipe - Hilsa Fish Curry In Rich Gravy
A non-veg Bengali Recipes recipe with hilsa fish - fillets, tablespoons onion - ground to paste, ginger - grated. Ready in 30 min, serves 4.
Curated byAnanya Chatterjee🇮🇳
Instructions
13 steps- 1
To begin making Ilish Macher Korma Recipe, wash the Ilish fish and rub some turmeric powder and salt to the fish pieces and leave for 15 minutes to marinate
hilsa fish - fillets(300 grams)turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)garam masala powder(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste-/2 teaspoons red chilli powder(1) - 2
Heat a bit of mustard oil in a wok and lightly fry Ilish mach (hardly 30 - 45 seconds on each side on medium heat) and strain from the oil
mustard oil - to cook - 3
Temper the oil with whole cinnamon, bayleaf and green cardamom and saute for a few seconds until the spices release a nice aroma
green chillies - slit(3)inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1)bay leaf (tej patta)(1)cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds(4) - 4
To this, add the ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute
tablespoons onion - ground to paste(4)ginger - grated(1 teaspoon)garlic - minced(1/2 teaspoon)tablespoons cashew nuts - ground to paste(3) - 5
Then add the brown onion paste along with 2 or 3 slit green chillies and cook till the mixture comes together from the sides of the kadai
tablespoons onion - ground to paste(4)green chillies - slit(3)tablespoons cashew nuts - ground to paste(3)-/2 teaspoons red chilli powder(1)mustard oil - to cook - 6
Add little water in the case you see that the mixture getting any dry
- 7
Now add the curd and mix thoroughly and cook in medium flame till the recipe come together well
hung curd (greek yogurt)(1/2 cup)mustard oil - to cook - 8
Add salt and sugar to the mixture and mix
sugar(1 tablespoon)salt - to taste - 9
Add cashewnuts paste and whole raisin and cook till the nutty aroma goes off completely from the mixture
tablespoons onion - ground to paste(4)tablespoons cashew nuts - ground to paste(3)mustard oil - to cook - 10
At this point, add milk along with 1-1/2 cup of water and bring it to boil
- 11
Add fried Ilish mach and cook for 8 - 10 minutes or till the gravy thickness considerably and looks done
mustard oil - to cook - 12
Add ghee and Garam masala powder and mix it well
turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)garam masala powder(1 teaspoon)-/2 teaspoons red chilli powder(1)ghee(1 tablespoon) - 13
Serve Ilish Macher Korma Recipe along with Jeera Rice (Pulao) Recipe (Cumin & Ghee Flavored Rice), Bengali Potol Bhaja Recipe (Bengali Style Parwal Sabzi), Phulka and end your meal with Rasgulla Recipe for a traditional meal
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Ilish Macher Korma Recipe - Hilsa Fish Curry In Rich Gravy
A non-veg Bengali Recipes recipe with hilsa fish - fillets, tablespoons onion - ground to paste, ginger - grated. Ready in 30 min, serves 4.
Curated byAnanya Chatterjee🇮🇳
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13 steps- 1
To begin making Ilish Macher Korma Recipe, wash the Ilish fish and rub some turmeric powder and salt to the fish pieces and leave for 15 minutes to marinate
hilsa fish - fillets(300 grams)turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)garam masala powder(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste-/2 teaspoons red chilli powder(1) - 2
Heat a bit of mustard oil in a wok and lightly fry Ilish mach (hardly 30 - 45 seconds on each side on medium heat) and strain from the oil
mustard oil - to cook - 3
Temper the oil with whole cinnamon, bayleaf and green cardamom and saute for a few seconds until the spices release a nice aroma
green chillies - slit(3)inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1)bay leaf (tej patta)(1)cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds(4) - 4
To this, add the ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute
tablespoons onion - ground to paste(4)ginger - grated(1 teaspoon)garlic - minced(1/2 teaspoon)tablespoons cashew nuts - ground to paste(3) - 5
Then add the brown onion paste along with 2 or 3 slit green chillies and cook till the mixture comes together from the sides of the kadai
tablespoons onion - ground to paste(4)green chillies - slit(3)tablespoons cashew nuts - ground to paste(3)-/2 teaspoons red chilli powder(1)mustard oil - to cook - 6
Add little water in the case you see that the mixture getting any dry
- 7
Now add the curd and mix thoroughly and cook in medium flame till the recipe come together well
hung curd (greek yogurt)(1/2 cup)mustard oil - to cook - 8
Add salt and sugar to the mixture and mix
sugar(1 tablespoon)salt - to taste - 9
Add cashewnuts paste and whole raisin and cook till the nutty aroma goes off completely from the mixture
tablespoons onion - ground to paste(4)tablespoons cashew nuts - ground to paste(3)mustard oil - to cook - 10
At this point, add milk along with 1-1/2 cup of water and bring it to boil
- 11
Add fried Ilish mach and cook for 8 - 10 minutes or till the gravy thickness considerably and looks done
mustard oil - to cook - 12
Add ghee and Garam masala powder and mix it well
turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)garam masala powder(1 teaspoon)-/2 teaspoons red chilli powder(1)ghee(1 tablespoon) - 13
Serve Ilish Macher Korma Recipe along with Jeera Rice (Pulao) Recipe (Cumin & Ghee Flavored Rice), Bengali Potol Bhaja Recipe (Bengali Style Parwal Sabzi), Phulka and end your meal with Rasgulla Recipe for a traditional meal
ghee(1 tablespoon)
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