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Serve these vapa hilsha very carefully. Steamed Hilsha or Bhapa Ilish is the most common Hilsha recipe and is cooked in almost all Bengali households. This preparation tastes best with fresh Hilsa. You can cook Steamed hilsha using 7 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Steamed hilsha

You need 4 pieces of hilsha fish.
You need 2 tbsp of poppy seeds.
It's 2 tbsp of mustard seeds.
It's 3 of green chillies.
It's 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder.
It's To taste of salt.
You need As needed of mustard oil.

Home » Steamed hilsha with shredded ash gourd leaf. I have learned this recipe from my mother in law. you can make this in steamer or as well as microwave also. Hilsha Or Ilish is the most popular and tasty fish in Bengal. In this Bhapa Ilish recipe raw Ilish/Hilsha pieces are steamed in mustard and coconut paste along with turmeric, green chili, salt and mustard oil.

Steamed hilsha step by step

Wash and season the fish with salt and turmeric powder.
Now make a smooth paste of mustard seeds, poppy seeds and green chillies.
Mix the curd well with the paste.
Marinate the fish with the paste and keep for 10-15 minutes.
Now add little water in a wok put a stand and keep the fish in a tight container.
Steam on high flame for 5 minutes.
Now keep it on low flame for 10 minutes.

Grind mustard seeds, green chillies, coconut and salt. Mix this paste with mustard oil and turmeric. Rub the paste over the fish slices. Steamed Bengali Hilsa is an old favourite Bengali Hilsa fish recipe, which is very Ilish Vapa Recipe !! Bengali Style Hilsa Mach Bhapa - Steamed Hilsa Fish Curry Village Food.