Ingredients for Illish macher matha diy pui shaker ghonto / Mixed Vegetable with Hilsa in Bengali Style
- Ilish macher matha 2, cut into – 2 pieces Salt and turmeric for marination Mustard oil – 4 tablespoons Nigella seeds – 1/2 teaspoon 3to 4 Slitted green chillies
- Butternut Squash peeled and diced – 1 cup Eggplant diced- 1 cup
- Potato peeled and diced – 1 cup Malabar spinach or pui shaak – 2 bunch, chopped 2 tsp Salt to taste Turmeric – 1/2 teaspoon
Cooking Instructions for making Illish macher matha diy pui shaker ghonto / Mixed Vegetable with Hilsa in Bengali Style
Take the hilsa fish head, clean and wash under tap water. Put them on a plate, add turmeric powder, salt and mustard oil now marinate the fish heads nicely.
Now heat oil in a wok, fry the marinated fish heads till golden brown and keep aside.
Heat another Kadai, add mustard oil, add nigella seeds and slitted green chilies to temper the oil. Fry for a while till a nice aroma comes, add all the vegetables. Add some salt and fry them till they look lightly fried.
Now cover the wok, lower the heat and let everything cook for 5 minutes with its own water. Don’t add water to the mishmash.
After 5 minutes open the lid and add the fried fish head with its oil Cover again for 2 minutes.
After 2 minutes check if the vegetables are cooked enough or not. If they are cooked enough then higher the heat.
If the vegetables are not cooked enough, then add little water and cover the wok for another 3,4 minutes. After 3,4 minutes open the lid, higher the heat and let all the excess water evaporate and fry everything till a fried aroma comes from the mishmash.
Now add raw mustard oil 1/2 tsp and slitted green chilli to the mishmash and give it a gentle stir and turn off the heat. Let it be undisturbed for 5 more minutes.
After 5 minutes, ilish macher matha die pui shaker ghonto is ready to serve.
Have this cuisine with hot cooked rice, you will never regret. Enjoy 😊 🌻
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