Panta Ilish (Hilsa) and Bengali Tradition

A dish made of simplicity and love for the tradition to better represent the identity and the tradition of the Bengali people in his day the most important the Pahela Baishakh, the New Year of Bengali.

Ingredients:

2 kg of hilsa (Elish, Ilish)

Turmeric or curry

Oil for frying

Salt

4 large potatoes

1 bunch of cilantro

1 green chili

Onion

1 kg of rice

Among the foods most consumed by the Bengali people in addition to rice there is of course the fish and better to celebrate marriage in one gulp the arrival of a new year for the Bengali calendar.

The preparation of the dish begins the day before with the cooking of the rice, preferably to be carried out in steam or boiled in water for about 40 minutes. When cooked, the rice it down, if boiled and is immersed in very cold water where it is left for a whole day, until the time of the meal.

You boil the potatoes, which are then crushed and mixed with the green chili, coriander and chopped raw onion into small pieces.

The ilish (Hilsa) is cleaned, filleted and breaded with a mixture of salt, crushed red pepper and turmeric, curry or alternatively, before being fried in hot oil. The dish is presented basically decomposed into three parts, with one part rice, potatoes and the fish on the other. The task of assembling the ingredients is delegated to the taster's taste and is strictly to be made with hands, as the tradition Bengali.