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 Hilsa Wrapped in Green Leaves 

 

Ingredients

                                                               

450g ( 1Ib) hilsa steaks                                     

                                                        

1/2 teaspoon finely chopped onions 

1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric 

2 green chilies finely  chopped 

1 teaspoon ground coriander 

 

 

1 tablespoon ground mustard

1 teaspoon salt 

3 tablespoons soybean oil

10 leaves of  bottle ground 

2 banana leaves or aluminum foil 

            Preparation

 

Gut, descale and cut fish into medium sized steaks. Rinse and drain water. Pat them on absorbent kitchen paper.      

 

Combine spices, salt and oil. Mix with the fish. 

 

Lay 4-5 gourd leaves. Arrange fish on it in two layers. Cover by rest of the leaves. Wrap with banana leaves neatly, tuck with tooth pick or bind loosely with thread.

 

Bake at 180⁰ c/350⁰ F for about 1 hour. It can be baked in an oven proof baking dish instead of wrapping with leaves. Mackerel, cod, shad substitute hilsa in preparing over baked fish. 

 

Serve hot with fluffy boiled rice or  chapatti.     

 

Yields 4 servings.