Ilish Mach

light Bengali curry, which is infused with flavours of kaalo jeere, green chillies, and sharp mustard oil. Because it is sparsely spiced, this style of curry doesn’t overpower the star ingredient—the fish—but lets it shine on its own. This recipe for ilish machh’er tel jhol uses few ingredients, including the fish needless to say, it is designed to bring out the flavours of the fresh ilish in all their glory.