Hilsha curry (ইলিশের ঝোল)

Ingredients:

1. Hilsha fish- 6 Piece(around 200 gm)
2. Eggplant(cut in cube size)- 7-8 pieces (around 50 gm)
3. Tomato- 1 medium size
4. Onion paste- 1/4 cup
5. Garlic paste- 1 ts
6. Green chili paste- 2 Tbs or to your taste
7. Turmeric powder- 1 ts
8. Cumin powder- 1 ts
9. Salt -1 ts
10. Coriander leaf(chopped)- 1 Tbs(optional)
11. Oil-1/4 cup

Procedure:

1. Wash the fish pieces and set it aside.

2. Heat oil in a pan in a medium heat. When oil is heated enough put all masala (onion paste, garlic paste, chili paste,turmeric powder, cumin powder, and salt) into it and stir it .
3. When oil is started to separate from the masala put the eggplant in it.
4. Stir the eggplants until they become little soft. Then add the fish pieces and carefully mix it with masala so that all pieces are coated with masala. Keep it for few minutes(around 3-4 minutes) and then add around 1 cup of water and bring it to a boil.

5. Now cover the pan and let it cook for around 15-20 minutes. In the middle of time carefully flip the side of fish, add the tomatoes and spread the coriander leaf on the curry and cover it again.
6. When the fish are cooked turn off the heat and enjoy it with plain rice.