Shorshe Ilish - Hilsa in mustard sauce

Ingredients

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

Steps

• 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 2-3 minutes
• Add 1/2 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