Jeera Ilish - Microwave

I was in a hurry and wanted to cook something in a jiffy. So, marinated the hilsa with masalas for 15 minutes, put everything in a microwave safe bowl and micro for 8 minutes. My dish is ready.

Ingredients

• Hilsa - 10 pieces
• Jeera / Cumin Powder - 2 tbsp.
• Mustard Oil - 3 tbsp.
• Bay leaf - 3
• Green chilli - 4, chopped
• Salt and Turmeric - as required
• Kashmiri Chilli Powder - a pinch

Marinate the fish with salt, turmeric, chilli powder,cumin powder, bayleaf, chopped green chilli and mustard oil for 15 minutes.

Add 2 cups of water to the marinated fish and mix well. Now put this into microwave.

Micro on high for 5 minutes. Then stir with a spoon and again micro on high for 3 more minutes. Keep on the standing time for 10 minutes. Serve with plain rice.