Boal macher (helicopter cat fish) patai bhaja

Name: Boal macher (helicopter cat fish) patai bhaja
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500 gms boal fish; 10 gms mustard seeds; to taste Green chillies; to taste Salt; 2 tsp Turmeric powder; 3 tbsp Mustard oil; 7 pcs Banana leaves

Mitchelle Sarkar @cook_11735348

Few ingredients but tasty preparation

Mitchelle Sarkar @cook_11735348

Few ingredients but tasty preparation

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Ingredients

4 servings

500 gmsboal fish
10 gmsmustard seeds
to tasteGreen chillies
to tasteSalt
2 tspTurmeric powder
3 tbsp Mustard oil
7 pcsBanana leaves

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Steps

1

Take a bowl add the washed fish
2

Add Turmeric powder, salt, paste (mustard seeds and green chillies)and raw mustard oil mix well
3

Marinate the fish and keep aside for 30 mins
4

Take a karai...add 6 banana leaves one on top of each other like a layer
5

Now put the marinated fish on top of the banana leaves and cover with the last leaf
6

Place a cover over that leaf and put on high flame
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Cook for around 10-15 mins
8

The leaves will start browning and the water coming out of the fish will dry
9

The fish is ready when the water dries up and the dish comes in oil....the fragrance of the burnt banana leaves will give a beautiful aroma to the dish
10

The dish can be eaten with plain rice and salad