Ilish Maachh Bhaja—Hilsa Fish Fried in Mustard Oil—Bengali Fried Fish Recipe

Ilish Bhaja is Ilish in its simplest form. Bengalis love their fried fish, but very few things come close to the fatty Hilsa seasoned with just salt and turmeric, then fried in mustard oil until crunchy. The mustard oil gets flavoured with the rendered fat from the fish, and is then drizzled on top of steaming white rice and served alongside the ilish with some salt and hot green chillies.

Something like this does not really need a recipe, yet, no document on Bengali food would be complete without the simple joys of life like this one. Yes, we love our Ilish Paturi, Ilish Bhapa, Ilish Tel Jhol with Brinjal, but Ilish Bhaja has a place of its own in the heart of a Bengali.

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RELATED VIDEOS
Ilish Kola Paturi: https://youtu.be/5A-wXBJh6iI?list=PLGX3dcCcJDYy3y8rbg3Suoii_xpg2U5N0
Ilish Bhapa: https://youtu.be/ABcJVlglEXo?list=PLGX3dcCcJDYy3y8rbg3Suoii_xpg2U5N0
Ilish Begun Tel Jhol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eozV_33nz7c&list=PLGX3dcCcJDYy3y8rbg3Suoii_xpg2U5N0&t=0s&index=5

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