Chanar Paturi

Name: Chanar Paturi
Total time: 720 s
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 300 grams chanaa; 1/2 cup grated coconut; 3 tablespoons mustard seed paste; 3 tablespoons plain yoghurt; 1 teaspoon sugar; 3-4 slitted green chilli; 2 tablespoon mustard oil; to taste Salt; 1-2 whole banana leaf

Manami Sadhukhan Chowdhury @cook_12370899

Barrackpore, Kolkata, West Bengal

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Chanar paturi is a traditional yummy steamed Bengali recipe of cottage cheese/chana that is flavoured with mustard paste, grated coconut and green chillies.Try this recipe and serve it with hot steamed rice.

Manami Sadhukhan Chowdhury @cook_12370899

Barrackpore, Kolkata, West Bengal

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Ingredients

12 minutes

5 servings

300 gramschanaa
1/2 cupgrated coconut
3 tablespoonsmustard seed paste
3 tablespoonsplain yoghurt
1 teaspoonsugar
3-4slitted green chilli
2 tablespoonmustard oil
to tasteSalt
1-2whole banana leaf

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Steps

12 minutes

1

Grind black mustard seeds with two green chillies to a smooth paste in a mixer.
2

In a bowl mash paneer/chana until lump free.
3

Add in mustard-chilli paste,grated coconut,salt,sugar,plain yoghurt and mustard oil.Mix them well and keep aside.
4

Heat the banana leaf sheets from one edge to another (glossy side down)over low flame for a seconds.This will help it to become more pliable so that it can be easily folded without breaking.
5

Now place some of the paneer mix in the centre along with a chilli and fold them to make it a square parcel.
6

Tie with thread that the parcel will not open while cooking and keep them aside.Repeat this process with rest of the cottage cheese/chana mix.
7

Now heat a non-stick tawa,grease it with some mustard oil and place all the folded banana leaf parcels.
8

Cover and cook for 6-7 minutes in a low flame.
9

Carefully flip them over and cook the other side for 5-6 minutes or till done.
10

Serve the chana or cottage cheese paturi with hot steamed rice.