Lau Diye ilish Mach / Bottle gourd in Hilsa Fish

Today  i am  sharing   the  recipe    of   hilsa  fish    . This  recipe  name is  Lau diye ilish mach     AKA  Hilsa  fish in  Bottle  gourd  curry . It is a best  recipe  of  Bengali Cuisine .

This  recipe popular in Bangladesh  and India . You can serve  for  guest , relative  and home party . Hilsa  is  of  unique  taste  a  fish  also .  This  recipe  is easy to make .

Bottle  gourd  in  Hilsha fish  is made  from bottle gourd , hilsa fish , slit green chili  , chili powder and other spices .

Even  this  fish  curry  is  side  dish . It goes well with  steam rice .

So  , Hilsa  fish  is  high  sources  of   Vitamin  A , D ,  and  protein . Bottle gourd  is easily digestible  vegetables . Bottle gourd is  best  sources of Iron , Potassium , Vitamin C ,  And Vitamin B .

You  can  also  to  serve  for  Home party .

Recipe is  here of  Bottle Gourd  With  Hisa Fish . How to make Lau Diye ilish  Mach .

Ingredients :

1. Ilish  Mach /  hilsa fish  -  5 - 6 steaks
2. Bottle Gourd - 1
3. Oil  As required
4. Salt  to  taste
5. Turmeric  Powder  as required
6. Sugar - 1/2 tea spoon
7. Kashmiri dry red chili powder - 1 table spoon
8. Cumin powder - 1 tea spoon
9. Coriander powder - 1 tea spoon
10. Slit green chili - 3
11.kalo jeera /   Nigella seeds   - 1 small tea spoon
12. Ripe Tomato - 1 ( Cut into Very Finely Chopped ) 

Methods :

1. Cut the bottle gourd on top of portion . Remove the skin of  bottle gourd . Cut into very finely slices . Keep a side .

2. Wash  and  clean the ilish or hilsha fish pieces under running water . Put  the hilsha fish pieces into the  bowl .  Keep a side .

3. Now  sprinkle salt  into  fish pieces  and add 1 tea spoon of salt .  Mix  well  .Rub the fish pieces  with  hand . Marination  the fish pieces  for about 30 minutes . Cover and keep a side .

4. Heat  the  oil in  wok . When  oil  is  completely  hot  . Now add fish steaks one after one . Fry till few seconds on both sides .  Take out the fish  pieces  from oil .

5.  Now  add  1  small  tea spoon  of  kalo jeera   and  3 pieces of green chili  and fry till golden on low flame .
6. Next add  bottle gourd  slices pieces , 1 tea spoon of  turmeric  powder ,  finely chopped  tomato  pieces    and add salt to taste . Mix it .  Cover the wok . Cook  till  10  minutes  on medium  flame .

7. After 10 minutes , Open the cover of wok and bottle gourd are  50 %  cooked . Now add  1 table spoon of kashmiri dry red chili powder ,  1 tea spoon of cumin powder , 1 tea spoon of coriander powder , and 1/2 tea spoon of sugar and mix it .

8. Next add fried hilsha fish steaks into the bottle gourd and mix well .  Again ,   open  the  cover  of  wok .

9. When completely   absorbed  the water from  bottle gourd  . Now switch off the flame .

10. Transfer the Hilsha fish and bottle gourd in  a serving  bowl .

11. Serve hot with steam rice .