Ilish Macher Korma Recipe - Hilsa Fish Curry In Rich Gravy
Bengali Recipes · Non Vegeterian · 30 min · 4 servings
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Key Ingredients
- 300 grams hilsa fish - fillets
- 4 tablespoons onion - ground to paste
- 1 teaspoon ginger - grated
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic - minced
- 3 green chillies - slit
- + 13 more ingredients — see full list below ↓
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How to Make Ilish Macher Korma Recipe - Hilsa Fish Curry In Rich Gravy at Home
Ingredients (18 items)
- hilsa fish - fillets— 300 grams
- tablespoons onion - ground to paste— 4
- ginger - grated— 1 teaspoon
- garlic - minced— 1/2 teaspoon
- green chillies - slit— 3
- tablespoons cashew nuts - ground to paste— 3
- tablespoons raisins— 2
- hung curd (greek yogurt)— 1/2 cup
- inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)— 1
- bay leaf (tej patta)— 1
- cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds— 4
- turmeric powder (haldi)— 1 teaspoon
- garam masala powder— 1 teaspoon
- sugar— 1 tablespoon
- salt - to taste
- -/2 teaspoons red chilli powder— 1
- ghee— 1 tablespoon
- mustard oil - to cook
Step-by-Step Instructions
- 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
- 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
- 3
Temper the oil with whole cinnamon, bayleaf and green cardamom and saute for a few seconds until the spices release a nice aroma
- 4
To this, add the ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute
- 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
- 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
- 8
Add salt and sugar to the mixture and mix
- 9
Add cashewnuts paste and whole raisin and cook till the nutty aroma goes off completely from the mixture
- 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
- 12
Add ghee and Garam masala powder and mix it well
- 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
