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The old fisherman with its day’s biggest and freshest catch will wait for hours at the door till the ladies of the house would finally decide Chitol over Hilsa or vice versa
Although Bengalis and Oriyas make it the way I have done here, most regions have their version of a similar mustard curry and I am sure it must be just as delectable
Pumpkin – Ash Gourd Curry With Hilsha Fish Head / Illish Macher Matha O Chal Kumro – Misti Kumro. It is a traditional Bengali recipe and very popular dish throughout Bengal and Bangladesh
Among the Bengalis, it is considered the king of all fish and commonly called Ilish. HilsaFish. Now, put in the fish pieces carefully into the boiling curry
Fishhead(Rohu/katla/Hilsa). (for curry). As all know that bengalis do not throw any part of a fish, so fish head goes into many veges like bottle gourd or cabbage and even in rice
In Bengali mythology and culture, fish has always been a delicious symbol of fertility, prosperity and abundance and it touches many aspects of ceremonial and ritual life
Bengalis love fish, but their love for Hilsa/Ilish is in some another level. If you know any Bengali, you must have heard about Ilish(Hilsa), sometime from their mouth
