Step-by-Step Guide to Prepare Yummy Doi Ilish (Hilsa Fish in Yoghurt Gravy)

Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day. Today I will show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, Doi Ilish (Hilsa Fish in Yoghurt Gravy). This is one of my favourite food recipe, this time i will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Doi Ilish (Hilsa Fish in Yoghurt Gravy) Recipe. The ilish (Tenualosa ilisha) (Bengali: ইলিশ, romanized: iliš), also known as the ilisha, hilsa, hilsa herring or hilsa shad, is a species of fish related to the herring, in the family Clupeidae. Doi Ilish (দই ইলিশ) is a very easy & mouth watering recipe.

You can have Doi Ilish (Hilsa Fish in Yoghurt Gravy) using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Doi Ilish (Hilsa Fish in Yoghurt Gravy)

1. It’s 4 pieces of Hilsa Fish.
2. It’s to taste of salt.
3. Prepare 1/2 tsp. of turmeric powder.
4. It’s 4 tbsp. of yoghurt.
5. Make ready 1 of green chili, chopped.
6. Prepare 2 tbsp.+ 1 tsp of mustard oil + the marinade.
7. Take 1/2 tsp. of nigella seeds (kalonji).
8. Prepare 1 tbsp. of coriander leaves, chopped.
9. Prepare 1-2 of green chilies, slit.

Ilish also spelled Elish, is a popular fish to eat among the people of South Asia.A tropical fish, it is the most popular fish with Bengalis , the national.Doi Ilish Recipe is a Bengali fish recipe in which fish is cooked in a yogurt gravy.Just a throw of kalonji, some wicked green chillies and a luxuriant drizzle of mustard oil, makes this dish delicious and mouth watering.

Doi Ilish (Hilsa Fish in Yoghurt Gravy) instructions

1. Marinate the fish with yoghurt, salt, turmeric powder, mustard oil and chopped green chilies for 10 minutes..
2. Heat mustard oil in a pan and temper with nigella seeds and slit green chilies. Saute for a few seconds..
3. Add the marinated fish and cook, covered on a low flame for 4-5 minutes. When done add the remaining mustard oil and coriander leaves..
4. Mix gently and switch off the flame. Serve with hot steamed rice..

We mostly opt for Ilish Mach or Rui/ Katla (Rehu).Doi Ilish is a typical Bengali Hilsa Recipe, where raw Hilsa fish is steamed in Yogurt and Mustured Sauce.Doi Ilish should be served with Steamed rice.

It is easy to make and therefore it is perfect to be served for everyday lunch or dinner.Ilish maach or Hilsa fish holds a very important place in Bengali cuisine.It can be said that any special lunch or dinner is incomplete without an Ilish maach preparation.Ilish maach is prepared in many different ways, today we are going to prepare Ilish with yoghurt.It is a very simple dish to make.