Hilsa pulav

Ingredients:

• 7-8 pieces of hilsa fish
• 2 1/2 cups pulav rice preferably gobindo bhog rice or which is famous in hindi as “amba meher” or look for any short grain flavored rice or basmati
• 1/2 cup ghee
• 7-8 tbs of mustard oil
• 7-8 slit green chillies
• 2 tbs mustard paste
• 1/2 cup of whisked yoghurt
• 1tbs of turmeric
• 7-8 strands of saffron soaked in milk
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tbs of whole garam masala
• Salt to taste
• 3 tbs sugar

Procedure:

• Soak the rice for at least 30 minutes and drain it
• In a pan add mustard oil and add mustard paste,yoghurt,salt,turmeric,salt and stir properly
• Add the raw fish into it with bit of water
• Lid it on
• See when oil seperates
• Turn off the heat
• In another pan add 3 tbs of ghee
• Add bay leaves,whole garam masala and brown it
• Add the rice fry it with light hand with salt and sugar
• Add 5 cups of water
• Simmer it for 20 minutes
• When parboiled layer the fish and rice and pour some more ghee from side,top it up with slit green chillies
• Lid on and cook it in a low flame for more 10 minutes 
• Serve hot