Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Kabab Ilish (Hisha Fish Kabab/ Smoked Hilsha)


Kabab Ilish (Hisha Fish Kabab/ Smoked Hilsha)
Ingredients

Hilsha Fish - 1Potato - 2 medium Green Chilies - 6/7 (or as you like)Onion (medium) - 2 Coriander Leave - as neededTomato Paste/ Sauce - 2 tspBread Crumb - 3/4 cup
Ginger Paste - 1.5 tsp Garlic Paste - 1.5 tsp Vinegar - 2 tbspSalt - as neededTasting Salt - 1 tsp Cooking Oil - as neededBlack Pepper - as needed

Procedure

Boil water in a large sauce pan. Add 1/2 tsp ginger paste, 1/2 tsp garlic paste, vinegar in the water while boiling. Now clean the shells from the body of the fish and put the whole fish in the boiled water. When the fish becomes tender, separate fish from its body/ bones. Fry the fish body structure (from head to tail) and keep it aside. Now heat oil in a deep frying pan and fry chopped onion until the onions get golden brown. Now add the rest of ginger and garlic paste, chopped green chili, and tomato paste, and stir for a while . Add fish and smashed potatoes in the pan, stir, and then add bread crumb, salt, tasting salt, black paper, and coriander leaves. Stir until the fish color gets golden brown. Fish Kabab is done.Decoration: Following the picture, decorate the fish kabab so that it would look like a whole fish. You may add tomato ketchup, potato chips or fried potato pieces for additional decoration.

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