Ingredients

• 500g hilsa (cut into pieces and washed)
• 4 tsp mustard powder / ground mustard seeds
• 3 green chillies
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 3/4 tsp paanch-phoran
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 cup yogurt
• 1/2 cup coriander leaves, finely chopped
• 4 tbsp cooking oil (mustard oil preferable)
• salt to taste

How to Make Hilsa in curd - Bengali style

• Take the yogurt in a small bowl.
• Add mustard powder, turmeric, chilly powder and salt - mix it well.
• In a frying pan, heat oil, add paanch-phoran and green chillies.
• After a few seconds add the above mixture to it.
• Fry for 2 minutes till the oil starts separating.
• Now put the fish pieces and add two cups of water.
• Boil in medium heat until the fish is cooked and the gravy is of desired consistency.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with rice.