The marinated Baby Hilsa/Khoka Ilish is fried and then simmered ina stew made with tamarind and other spices like turmeric powder and red chilipowder and finished in a warm, spicy and tangy flavored sauce which makes adelicious KhokaIlish er Tok Recipe / Tangy Baby Hilsa. This is a popular recipe in villageside in West Bengal which is almost a lost recipe.