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Menu du jour hilsa : 10 Recipes


  • Recipe Bhapa Ilish (Steamed Hilsa)
    Bhapa Ilish (Steamed Hilsa)
    Bhapa Ilish or Steamed Hilsa, is a signature Bengali preparation. A Bengali's menu is incomplete if this traditional hilsa is not served. The fish pieces are steamed in a tangy mustard paste. To get it perfect, it's best if you can use fresh hilsa[...]
  • Recipe Shorshé Ilish (Hilsa in Mustard Sauce)
    Shorshé Ilish (Hilsa in Mustard Sauce)
    Saraswati Puja or 'Boi Puja' (worship of books) was always an exciting day for me as a child. If I am to recollect Saraswati Puja during my childhood days, I have some distinct memories rushing back. We always had an elaborate celebration at[...]
  • Recipe Adhunik bhaapa ilish or 'modern microwaved steamed Hilsa' recipe
    Adhunik bhaapa ilish or 'modern microwaved steamed Hilsa' recipe
    I met Scarlett after ages for lunch. That?s when Bunkin Banu called me for instructions on what to cook. She seems programmed to call me when I sit to eat. Scarlett couldn?t stop giggling as I instructed  Banu to make baigan ka[...]
  • Recipe Sorshe Ilish/ Ilish Macher Jhal (Hilsa in Mustard Gravy)
    Sorshe Ilish/ Ilish Macher Jhal (Hilsa in Mustard Gravy)
         Today I'm going to present a traditional Bengali dish called Sorshe Ilish (Hilsa with Mustard sauce). We Bengalis from both India and Bangladesh have a special affinity toward fish which forms[...]
  • Recipe Doi Ilish or Shorshe Ilish (Hilsa/Shad in Mustard Sauce)
    Doi Ilish or Shorshe Ilish (Hilsa/Shad in Mustard Sauce) (1 vote)
    Ilish, is one of the favorite and a Bengali Delicacy. It is the most wanted fish for the Bengalis. Doi Ilish as I name it, for my husband this is Shorshe Ilish (Hilsa/Shad in Mustard Sauce) ... Well apart from whatever you call the recipe, it[...]
  • Recipe Shorshe Ilish (Hilsa in mustard)/ Bhapa Ilish
    Shorshe Ilish (Hilsa in mustard)/ Bhapa Ilish
    Hilsa fish, commonly known as 'Ilish maachh' in Bengal is very much popular fish among Bengalees. Any preparation with Ilish becomes Bengal delicacy. Ilish is actually considered as national fish of Bangladesh and it is extremely popular in[...]
  • Recipe Ilish Maacher Matha Diye Pui Shaaker Chorchori
    Ilish Maacher Matha Diye Pui Shaaker Chorchori (1 vote)
    We Bongs pretty much eat every part of the fish, including its head! The head of a fish (like Rohu and other fatty big fish) increases your vision and memory. Some heart associations wholeheartedly agree that the Omega-3 fatty acids or[...]
  • Recipe Ilish Encore
    Ilish Encore
    They say Bengalis make the best fish. But really, you don?t have to be a Mukherjee or a Banerjee or even a Basu to make the Ilish Maach Bhaja, culinarily translated as Fried Hilsa Fish. I could have included this post and the photos with the[...]
  • Recipe Pôddar Ilish Paturi in the Microwave
    Pôddar Ilish Paturi in the Microwave
    Apparently the best and the most precious Ilish (Hilsa) comes from the river Padma of Bangladesh. Pôdda is the Bengali name for the same river. When I moved to Canada, I wasn?t quite surprised that I got to eat better Ilish here than[...]
  • Recipe Bhapa Ilish (Hilsa Fish)
    Bhapa Ilish (Hilsa Fish)
     Ilish Machh Bhapa



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