Ingredients

2kg fresh Ilsa Fish Remember if its not good the fish might turn pale and look dull).Cut it into bengali cut from the shop.Its better to buy 1kg of fish from the bigger one weighing 2 -2 and 1/2kg.

3 tbsp of Mustard Oil.
Salt and Turmeric powder for taste and colour.
One Pressure Pan.

Grind together:
2 tsp yellow mustard seed
3-4 green chillies and
bit of water.

Methods of Cooking:

1. Wash the pieces of fish properly and drain the water properly .
2. Marinate with mustard paste, oil, salt to taste and 1 tsp turmeric powder.
3. Keep it for sometimes at least 1 hr.
4. Take a pressure pan put a 1 glass of water in it and keep a steel bowl in it.
5. Put all the fish pieces properly in it and if needed 1 tsp mustard oil can be added.
6. Put the lid on it and if u are in hurry keep it for a single whistle.
7. Otherwise it can be steamed for 15minutes without the whistle.
8. Simmer it for sometime and serve with rice.

Tip: Never use ginger, garlic or corriander powder for Bhape Ilish. It will spoil the taste of the fish. I had gone thru very renounced cooker show where even poppy seed was added for Bhape Ilish.