Steamed Hilsa cooked in mustard and curd paste

 Ingredients

• Hilsa-7 pieces
• Yellow mustard seeds-3 tablespoon
• Black mustard seeds-1 tablespoon
• Curd-2 spoons
• Green chillies-4 
• Salt- to taste
• Mustard oil-For marination
• Turmeric powder-half teaspoon

Method 
 
1-Make a paste of yellow mustard seeds-3 tablespoon,black mustard seeds 1-spoon,curd 2 spoons,green chillies4,salt.
2- Now marinate theHilsa fish with turmeric powder-half spoon,the paste (mustard,curd,chillies,salt)and mustard oil..Put enough oil to coat the fish on both sides.Put some slit chillies.
3-Now in a closed bowl,pour little mustard oil,place the fishes,close the dabba and steam in water .Water should not enter.Lid should be tight.Steam for 15 min and check in between..
4-.You can also use a momo steamer.
Eat hot with steamed rice.

Recipe by Chef Dimple Chakraborty