Low Cal Indian Steamed Hilsa

Name: Low Cal Indian Steamed Hilsa
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Bengali Muslim (Dhaka & Kolkata)
Ingredients: 1 hilsa fish; 2 tbsp mustard paste; 2 tsp khus-khus paste; 1 tsp green chili paste; 1 tsp coriander; 1 tsp ginger; 1 tsp lemon juice; 0.25 tsp salt; 2 tsp low-fat yogurt

Fish, coriander and yogurt come together in this Bengali dish, fragrant with chilli and ginger and steamed.

30 min · Serves 2 · Easy

Ingredients

1 hilsa fish, cut into 2 parts (If you don't get a Hilsa fish, you can use your favourite fish!)
2 tbspmustard paste
2 tspkhus-khus paste, soak the poppy seeds in hot water and then prepare paste as usual in a mixer
1 tspgreen chili paste
1 tspcoriander, chopped
1 tspginger, finely chopped
1 tsplemon juice
0.25 tspsalt
2 tsplow-fat yogurt

Method

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Time: Prep 20 min · Cook 10 min · 30 min total
Difficulty: easy

1
Cut the fish into 2 slices and keep aside. Now prepare the marinade. For this, mix all the ingredients mentioned above under"marinade" in a large bowl.
2
Put the fish slices in the marinade, turning to coat, on both sides with the marinade. Put the fish slices in an aluminium foil.
3
Pour the marinade over the fish slices. Cover with the remaining foil and seal completely well.
4
Put this in a steamer and steam for 8-10 minutes. Serve immediately once steamed with hot rice!
10 min