Shorshe Salmon
 
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Shorshe Salmon or Salmon in mustard sauce curry can definitely be the alternative option when it's hard to find ilish/hilsha
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Bangladeshi,Bengali
Serves: 5-6
Ingredients
  • 5-6 Salmon steaks
  • 2 tablespoon mustard powder or paste
  • 1 large onion
  • 2 green chilies
  • 3-4 garlic cloves
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 tablespoon mustard oil
Instructions
  1. Clean the fish steaks.
  2. If you are using whole mustard seeds, grind them into powder
  3. Mix onion, chili and garlic cloves and make a paste in a food processor. Heat the oil in a flat bottomed pan.
  4. Add onion paste. Sauté the onion paste until light brown.
  5. Mix all other spices and sauté for another 2-3 minutes
  6. Add 1 cup of water.
  7. Add the salmon steaks and cook covered over medium heat for about 5 minutes
  8. Flip the steaks and cook covered until water has evaporated and thick gravy remains.
Notes
Olive oil or canola oil can be substituted for mustard oil. However, the taste will be strikingly different.
The same recipe can be followed to cook shorshe ilish.
Recipe by WithASpin at https://withaspin.com/2012/09/15/salmon-with-a-twist/