Take cooked rice or leftover rice and soak in clean water for 4-6 hours.
Fry red chilies and set aside in salt.
Fri the fresh hilsa pieces, adding only a little salt and turmeric powder (optional) and set aside.
Add the fish pieces and dry red chilies to the water-strained panta bhaat, including all or any of the accompaniments indicated below. Delicious on a hot summer day.
Accompaniments
Make alu bharta (mashed potato), baigun bharta (mashed eggplant), and any green bharta by boiling and mashing the potato/eggplant as appropriate. Add raw chopped onions and chopped flavorful green chilies. Mustard oil is optional.
Serve with a pickle of choice and piece of lemon.