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Pudina Hilsa (Bengali Fish with Mint)

Name: Pudina Hilsa (Bengali Fish with Mint)
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 kg hilsa fish (kelee shad), cut into 10 pieces; 1 tsp pudina leaves (mint); 1 tsp ginger paste; 1 tsp nutmeg; 50 g butter, chopped; 3 tbsp capsicum; Salt according to taste; 1 pinch of sugar; 1 tsp green chili paste

Pudina hilsa is a wonderful Bengali preparation of hilsa fish. It is very easy and can be served hot with boiled rice.

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Ingredients

Makes

1 kg hilsa fish (kelee shad), cut into 10 pieces
1 tsp pudina leaves (mint)
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp nutmeg
50 g butter, chopped
3 tbsp capsicum
Salt according to taste
1 pinch of sugar
1 tsp green chili paste

Ingredients for 4 servings (1.1 kg) · the original recipe

Method

1
Wash the fish thoroughly in water.
2
Put the salt, sugar, 25 g of butter and all the other ingredients into a baking dish.
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3
Add the fish pieces and sprinkle the rest of the butter on the top.
4
Bake at 200°C until the fish turns golden in color or otherwise appears to be done.
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