• Recipe introduction: How to Make elish Mach Bhapa/ steamed hilisa; This recipe, I prepared the bhapa elish without frying the Hilisa fishes.This recipe is very healthy and tasty.This recipe is bengali 's home ,Bhapa elish with hot piping rice eating is so flavourful.
• Ingredients:
- Ilish/Hilsa Fish - 4
- Coconut- 1/4th of a medium size
- Mustard oil-2 tbsp
- Ginger- 1/2 inch
- Mustard seeds 1/4th cup
- Curd- 3 tbsp
- Green chili -5
- Turmeric powder- 1/2 tbsp
- Salt
- Coriander leaves- chopped- 1 tbsp
- How to Make Bhapa Elish :
- Take a blender; add coconut pieces, ginger, and 2 green chilies,make a smooth paste add soaked mustard seeds to the blender and make a paste.Take 3 tbsp curd, take a Tiffin box with a cover; then add all the ingredients. coconut ginger paste, mustard paste, 1 tbsp mustard oil, curd, salt, turmeric powder, salt, and coriander leaves.Mix well with the help of your fingers, and coat well the Hilsa fish .After mixing the fish, again sprinkle 1 tbsp mustard oil and chopped coriander leaves and cover the tiffin box.Now take a deep and big bowl/patila/pan; put a stand and add water, the water level should be below the stand.Now slowly place the tiffin box over the stand.Cover the lid of the pan and allow cooking on low flame for 12-15 minutes.After 15 minutes open the lid and with the help of a napkin open the tiffin box.Now transfer to a serving plate.Serve hot with hot piping rice.
Bhapa Elish Mach/Steamed Hilisa
Cooking healthy tasty and flavourful