Ilisher Korma (A spicy dish of Hilsha)

Ingredients:

• 500 gm hilsha fish pieces (dressed & washed)
• 4 tablespoon yogurt (plain curd)
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 25 gm raisins (washed)
• 25 gm cashew nut
• 1 bay leaf 
• 2 big onion (chopped)
• 2 tablespoon ginger paste
• 2 tablespoon garlic paste
• 4 tablespoon poppy seed paste
• 2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 2 tablespoon kashmiri chili powder
• Salt & sugar to taste
• 4-5 tablespoon ghee (clarified butter)
• 1 cup of water (if needed)

Preparation:

1. Marinate the fish with a pinch of turmeric powder & salt and keep aside.
2. Make a fine paste of cashew nut & raisins and keep aside.
3. Heat the ghee in a pan, sauté the bay leaf.
4. Add onion, ginger-garlic paste, cashew-raisins paste, poppy paste, 
   turmeric-chili powder, yogurt, salt & sugar to taste.
5. Fry all spices well, add water and marinated fish pieces.
6. Cook it for 10-12 min in a medium flame with cover.
7. When the gravy becomes thick, sprinkle the lemon juice on top.
8. It's ready to serve.