Bhapa Doi Shorshe Maach (steamed IP Bengali Fish)

This steamed mustardy salmon a classic Bengali Fish dish – Bhapa Doi Shorshe Maach is another way to celebrate our love for pairing fish with mustard. Steaming is a much loved cooking technique in the Bengali kitchen, especially with super fresh fish.

Steamed Bengali Fish Dishes come in many variations, my recipe in here actually features a coconut, cilantro and poppy seed variation. Traditionally, fish is steamed in this lovely well sealed stainless steel containers.  I first tasted gorgeous steamed hilsa at a friends house. In this case, her father was the chef. Not a very common feature growing up. What seemed like a ridiculously strange recipe offered me a most mesmerizing taste of fish. This beautiful marriage of fish and mustard had me hooked.

There are versions of this dish meshing coconut and mustard like Soma’s recipe here. This shared version however has become my weeknight go to. I tried this a couple of time when mom was here, smack in the middle of all the arangetram planning. I tried this dish in the IP and it did not disappoint. Of course the instant pot is one way of steaming the fish, you can follow the same recipe and bake or microwave the fish.

Soft and rich tasting salmon, offers the perfect compliment to this zesty sauce. You can try this with shad or mackerel as well depending on the availability and fish options in your universe. I have tried this white fish fillets, but personally have settled for salmon. One of the few fishes that my son can enjoy. So, there you have it, when we cannot think of other fish, we settle for salmon. Here I actually dry grind the mustard without soaking, and it works very well. Who knew?

I have finally been doing a much better job of organizing my weekend meal planning and cooking to allow for a somewhat better planned week. One of these days, it might even become a routine.

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