Hilsa polau

Hilsha fish is our national fish. Every Bengali like hilsha fish very much. Many types of recipes made by hilsha fish one of them is hilsha polau. Its a very popular dish for Bengal. Let we learn how to make Hilsha polau.

Hilsha polau recipe:

preparation time under 30 mins
serves - 4 persons

Ingredients:

Bashmoti Rice - 500 gm.
Hilsha Fish - 6 pieces
Ghee - 4 tb.spoon
Chopped Onion - 1/2 Cup
Hot Water 750 ml.
Mustered Oil 2 Tb spoon
Onion paste 1/2 cup
Ginger Paste 2 tea spoon
plain yogurt 1/2 cup
Green Chilli  whole 6 or 7 pieces
Cumin Power 1/2 ts
Cardamom 5 pieces
Bay leaves 5 or 6 pieces
Cinnamon stick 3 pieces
Lemon juice 1 tbs
Salt -According your taste

Method:

First high temperature ghee in a pan . Add chopped onion and  stir it until tender add rice stir it properly. after some time add hot water and 1 table spoon salt .cover the pan cook it medium heat until  rice almost 90 % done.
In Another pan when oil will be hot then add onion paste,bay leaves,ginger paste,plain yogurt,cinnamon stick,cumin powder,green chili,salt,lemon juice.stir it properly then add fish and cook it 7 minutes.
then go back to polau portion it will be  cooked about 15 minutes with cover.
open the lid and remove 1/2 portion of polau add polau and fish layer by layer. cover by lid and cook it almost 10 minutes in low heat. Spread ghee over the polau and serve it.
Lets enjoy....Thank you.