Kacha Lanka Ar Kalo jeera Diye Ilish Mach Jhol / Hilsa Fish Gravy With Green Chilli And Nigella Seeds

Ingredients :

1. Ilish  Mach /  hilsa fish  -  5 - 6 steaks
2. Slit  Green  Chilis  -  4
3. Salt As required
4. Mustard  Oil As Required
5.   kalo jeera /   Nigella seeds   - 1 small tea spoon
6. Turmeric Powder As Required
7. Water  As  Required

Methods :

1. Wash and  clean the fish pieces very carefully . Keep a side .

2. Marination  the fish pieces with turmeric powder and salt . Rub  all over fish . Cover and marinate for  about 30 minutes . Keep a side .

3. Heat oil in a pan . When oil is completely hot . Now add  one after one fish steaks into hot oil . Reduce  heat on low flame . Fry till  few second on both sides . Take out the fish steaks  from hot oil . Put  the  fish  in a  bowl . Keep  a side .  Fry remaining  steaks in the  same way .

4. In  the  same oil , now add  1 tea spoon of     kalo jeera /   Nigella seeds  and  add  4 pieces of slit green chili . Stir for few seconds . Allow  the spices to splutter and allow their aroma . 

5. Now  add  salt  to taste ,   turmeric powder  and  fried  fish pieces  and mix well .

6. Next  also add 1 cup of  water  and mix well on medium flame . Cover the  pan . Cook for 5 minutes .

7. After 5 minutes , open the cover of  pan . Meanwhile gravy is completely  thicken . Now switch off  the  flame .

8. Pour the fish curry in a serving bowl .

9. Serve hot  with    rice .