Hilsa in mustard sauce

Preparation Time 30min


Ingredients:

# Salt to taste.
# 2 tablespoons oil, mustard oil preferred.
# 1 large onion, diced.
# 1 teaspoon turmeric powder.
# 1 teaspoon red chili powder.
# 6 green chilis.
# 1 tablespoon mustard (or ground mustard paste).
# 1 Ilish (Hilsha) fish, cut into steaks



How to:

Rub some salt and turmeric on the fish steaks and set aside.
If you use whole mustard seeds, ground them into a paste along with the green chili and a tablespoon of water.Heat the oil in a flat bottomed pan.Saute the onions until light brown.
Add the mustard/chili paste and rest of the spices and striy fry 5 minutes.Add 1 cup of water, making sure you scrape any spices that are stuck to the bottom of the pan.Add the fish steak and cook covered over medium heat for about 10-minutes.Flip over the fish and cook covered another 5 minutes until excess water has evaporated.Check for salt and sprinkle additional salt if necessary.