Sorshe Ilish

Ingredients:

1. One Ilish fish and cut it into steaks
2. Six green chilis
3. One T-Spoon mustard or Ground Mustard Paste
4. One T-Spoon red chili powder
5. One T-Spoon turmeric powder
6. Salt to taste
7. Two tablespoons mustard oil
8. One large Onion

Method:

• Collect all piece and put it in a pan.
• Add amount of salt and turmeric powder on the fish piece and set aside it
• 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
• Serve  with boiled rice.