Most Bengali’s worth their salt will sing you paeans about their love of hilsa, or ilish as we call it. That love has been pretty detrimental for the fish though, as we have gone through populations of the fish, leaving it endangered as a species! Sadly, most Bengalis still do not acknowledge of that problem,…
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Continue Readinghave been thinking that I should post a few Hilsa recipes before the ‘Ilish season’ ends…and this is it. This recipe is from Renuka Debi Choudhurani’s book – Rokomari Aamish Ranna. It uniquely combines Hilsa and chana daal. It is beautiful to look at, it is rich, fragrant and one of the best Hilsa recipes…