{"id":318327,"date":"2023-12-07T08:26:54","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T08:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularindinews.com\/?p=318327"},"modified":"2023-12-07T08:26:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T08:26:54","slug":"recipe-shorshe-ilish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/popularindinews.com\/celebrity\/recipe-shorshe-ilish\/","title":{"rendered":"Recipe: Shorshe Ilish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Joseph Manavalan<\/strong>&#8216;s Bengali speciality <strong>Shorshe Ilish<\/strong> is made with the popular river fish hilsa.<\/p>\n<p>The fried fish is served with a thick, spicy gravy cooked in mustard oil with plenty of green chillies to make it hot, hot, hot.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s always accompanied with steamed rice and can be made in a jiffy if the fish is washed, cleaned and marinated in advance.<\/p>\n<p>The turmeric powder gives it the bright yellow colour and the lightly toasted <em>kalonji<\/em> seeds add flavour to the dish.<\/p>\n<p>Manavalan spent several years posted in Kolkata and picked up his Bengali cooking chops over there.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/im.rediff.com\/getahead\/2023\/dec\/01food-1.jpg?w=670&#038;h=900\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Shorshe Ilish<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Serves: 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>750 gm <em>hilsa<\/em> fish, cut into medium-sized 6-7 pieces<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&frac12;&nbsp;tsp <em>haldi<\/em> or turmeric powder<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>1 tbsp black <em>rai<\/em> or mustard seeds<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>2 tbsp yellow <em>rai<\/em> or mustard seeds<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>7 large green chillies, roughly chopped + 1 extra to garnish<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>100 ml mustard oil + a few drops to finish<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&frac12;&nbsp;tsp <em>kalonji<\/em> or nigella seeds<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Salt to taste, around 1 tsp<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Water<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Method<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In a bowl, marinate the fish with a little of the salt and some of the turmeric powder. <br \/>Mix well so that the pieces are well-coated.<br \/>Keep aside.<\/li>\n<li>In a blender, grind the mustard (black and yellow) seeds and the green chillies into a paste.<br \/>Add some water, but make sure the paste is not too runny.<\/li>\n<li>Heat the mustard oil in a frying pan or <em>kadhai<\/em> over medium heat.<br \/> Fry the marinated fish, flipping once in between, until it&#8217;s golden brown. <br \/>Take off heat and keep aside.<\/li>\n<li>In the same pan, add the nigella seeds and let it crackle. <br \/>Add the mustard paste and the remaining turmeric powder.<br \/>Add a little water and mix.<br \/>Let the paste come to a simmer and then add the fried fish pieces. <br \/>Let it simmer in the mustard gravy for 5-6 minutes. <br \/>Take off heat, garnish with a drizzle of mustard oil, a green chilly and serve hot with steamed rice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/im.rediff.com\/getahead\/2023\/oct\/21food-mutton-kosha-mangsho2.jpg?w=670&#038;h=900\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Joseph Manavalan is the co-founder and chief innovation officer, Licious.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>REDIFF<\/em> RECIPES<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/im.rediff.com\/getahead\/2023\/dec\/01food-lead-1.jpg?w=670&#038;h=900\"><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rediff.com\/getahead\/report\/recipe-joseph-manavalans-shorshe-ilish\/20231207.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joseph Manavalan&#8216;s Bengali speciality Shorshe Ilish is made with the popular river fish hilsa. 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