Ilish Pulao Recipe - Bengali Style Hilsa Fish Pilaf
A high protein Bengali Recipes recipe with hilsa fish - (pieces), onion - finely chopped, onions - ground to paste. Ready in 50 min, serves 4.
Curated byAnanya Chatterjee🇮🇳
Instructions
26 steps- 1
To begin making the Ilish Pulao Recipe (Bengali Style Hilsa Fish Pilaf), firstly soak rice for 20 minutes
hilsa fish - (pieces)(6)rice - basmati or gobindobhog(2 cups) - 2
Meanwhile you can cook the hilsa fish
hilsa fish - (pieces)(6) - 3
Heat 3 tablespoons ghee in deep bottomed kadai and fry chopped onions until onion turns translucent and pale golden in colour
onion - finely chopped(1/2 cup)onions - ground to paste(2)tablespoons ghee(3)ghee(1 tablespoon) - 4
Add in ginger, and garlic paste with red chilli powder and fry until the mixture comes together
onions - ground to paste(2)ginger garlic paste(2 tablespoon)red chilli powder(1 tablespoon)green chilli(1) - 5
Sprinkle water in between only if required
lukewarm water(3 cups) - 6
This is known as koshano in Bengali or bhuna in hindi
- 7
Once the masala is ready, add whisked mishti doi, salt and stir well to mix with the masala
mishti doi - whisked well(1/4 cup)salt - to tastesalt - to taste - 8
Pour half of the coconut milk and stir quickly to incorporate everything
coconut milk(1 cup)coconut milk(1 cup) - 9
Add raw fish pieces into the gravy very carefully in a single layer without overlapping the fish, such that the fish is cooked evenly
hilsa fish - (pieces)(6) - 10
Add green chili and cook for 4-5 minutes, depending on fish size
hilsa fish - (pieces)(6)green chillies - (adjust)(4 tablespoon)green chilli(1) - 11
Flip ilish pieces gently as hilsa is extremely delicate and fragile
hilsa fish - (pieces)(6) - 12
Add rest of the coconut milk and cook for 10 minutes with cover or until fish is cooked thoroughly
hilsa fish - (pieces)(6)coconut milk(1 cup)coconut milk(1 cup) - 13
Once done keep the fish covered until needed
hilsa fish - (pieces)(6) - 14
Otherwise the gravy will be dried out
- 15
Now prepare the rice pulao
rice - basmati or gobindobhog(2 cups) - 16
Heat 1 tablespoon ghee in a cast iron biryani pot and add whole garam masala to the hot oil
tablespoons ghee(3)ghee(1 tablespoon) - 17
Now add half of the gravy from hilsa along with luke warm water
hilsa fish - (pieces)(6)lukewarm water(3 cups) - 18
Bring the mixture to a boil
- 19
Add previously soaked rice into the mixture and let it cook for 10-12 minutes or until rice is almost half cooked
rice - basmati or gobindobhog(2 cups) - 20
Add coconut milk, salt and cook covered for another 10 minutes or till the rice is completely cooked
coconut milk(1 cup)salt - to tasterice - basmati or gobindobhog(2 cups)coconut milk(1 cup)salt - to taste - 21
Now arrange the ilish pieces on bed of rice and pour the gravy on it
rice - basmati or gobindobhog(2 cups) - 22
Add green chillies
red chilli powder(1 tablespoon)green chillies - (adjust)(4 tablespoon)green chilli(1) - 23
Cover and cook for 5-7 minutes on simmer
- 24
Once done, remove from flame but keep the Ilish Pulao covered
- 25
Only remove the lid once ready to serve
- 26
Serve Ilish Pulao Recipe (Bengali Style Hilsa Fish Pilaf), Tadka Raita Recipe (Spiced Curd With Onions) for lunch and end your meal with Bengali Sita Bhog Recipe
hilsa fish - (pieces)(6)onion - finely chopped(1/2 cup)onions - ground to paste(2)
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Ilish Pulao Recipe - Bengali Style Hilsa Fish Pilaf
A high protein Bengali Recipes recipe with hilsa fish - (pieces), onion - finely chopped, onions - ground to paste. Ready in 50 min, serves 4.
Curated byAnanya Chatterjee🇮🇳
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Directions
26 steps- 1
To begin making the Ilish Pulao Recipe (Bengali Style Hilsa Fish Pilaf), firstly soak rice for 20 minutes
hilsa fish - (pieces)(6)rice - basmati or gobindobhog(2 cups) - 2
Meanwhile you can cook the hilsa fish
hilsa fish - (pieces)(6) - 3
Heat 3 tablespoons ghee in deep bottomed kadai and fry chopped onions until onion turns translucent and pale golden in colour
onion - finely chopped(1/2 cup)onions - ground to paste(2)tablespoons ghee(3)ghee(1 tablespoon) - 4
Add in ginger, and garlic paste with red chilli powder and fry until the mixture comes together
onions - ground to paste(2)ginger garlic paste(2 tablespoon)red chilli powder(1 tablespoon)green chilli(1) - 5
Sprinkle water in between only if required
lukewarm water(3 cups) - 6
This is known as koshano in Bengali or bhuna in hindi
- 7
Once the masala is ready, add whisked mishti doi, salt and stir well to mix with the masala
mishti doi - whisked well(1/4 cup)salt - to tastesalt - to taste - 8
Pour half of the coconut milk and stir quickly to incorporate everything
coconut milk(1 cup)coconut milk(1 cup) - 9
Add raw fish pieces into the gravy very carefully in a single layer without overlapping the fish, such that the fish is cooked evenly
hilsa fish - (pieces)(6) - 10
Add green chili and cook for 4-5 minutes, depending on fish size
hilsa fish - (pieces)(6)green chillies - (adjust)(4 tablespoon)green chilli(1) - 11
Flip ilish pieces gently as hilsa is extremely delicate and fragile
hilsa fish - (pieces)(6) - 12
Add rest of the coconut milk and cook for 10 minutes with cover or until fish is cooked thoroughly
hilsa fish - (pieces)(6)coconut milk(1 cup)coconut milk(1 cup) - 13
Once done keep the fish covered until needed
hilsa fish - (pieces)(6) - 14
Otherwise the gravy will be dried out
- 15
Now prepare the rice pulao
rice - basmati or gobindobhog(2 cups) - 16
Heat 1 tablespoon ghee in a cast iron biryani pot and add whole garam masala to the hot oil
tablespoons ghee(3)ghee(1 tablespoon) - 17
Now add half of the gravy from hilsa along with luke warm water
hilsa fish - (pieces)(6)lukewarm water(3 cups) - 18
Bring the mixture to a boil
- 19
Add previously soaked rice into the mixture and let it cook for 10-12 minutes or until rice is almost half cooked
rice - basmati or gobindobhog(2 cups) - 20
Add coconut milk, salt and cook covered for another 10 minutes or till the rice is completely cooked
coconut milk(1 cup)salt - to tasterice - basmati or gobindobhog(2 cups)coconut milk(1 cup)salt - to taste - 21
Now arrange the ilish pieces on bed of rice and pour the gravy on it
rice - basmati or gobindobhog(2 cups) - 22
Add green chillies
red chilli powder(1 tablespoon)green chillies - (adjust)(4 tablespoon)green chilli(1) - 23
Cover and cook for 5-7 minutes on simmer
- 24
Once done, remove from flame but keep the Ilish Pulao covered
- 25
Only remove the lid once ready to serve
- 26
Serve Ilish Pulao Recipe (Bengali Style Hilsa Fish Pilaf), Tadka Raita Recipe (Spiced Curd With Onions) for lunch and end your meal with Bengali Sita Bhog Recipe
hilsa fish - (pieces)(6)onion - finely chopped(1/2 cup)onions - ground to paste(2)
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