Macher Paturi

Name: Macher Paturi
Total time: 600 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 8-10 Medium sized fish fillets (Bhetki/Hilsa preferred); 2-3 green chilies; 8-10 green chilies slit; to taste Salt; to taste Juice of 1 Gondhoraj/ Regular lemon; 2 tablespoons Mustard seeds; 1 tablespoon Poppy seeds; 1/4 cup grated coconut; 2 tsp turmeric powder; 1 teaspoon sugar; 2 tbsp mustard oil; Banana leaf to wrap and thread to tie

Rekha Unni @cook_13338247

Kolkata

#indiankitchen #bestofBengal
This is Fish fillet cooked by wrapping in banana leaf. Fish pieces are marinated in a spiced mustard paste, wrapped in banana leaf individually and then slow cooked till tender. The wors "Paturi" means leaf, in Bengali

Rekha Unni @cook_13338247

Ingredients

10 mins

4 servings

8-10Medium sized fish fillets (Bhetki/Hilsa preferred)
2-3green chilies
8-10green chilies slit
to tasteSalt
to tasteJuice of 1 Gondhoraj/ Regular lemon
2 tablespoonsMustard seeds
1 tablespoonPoppy seeds
1/4 cupgrated coconut
2 tspturmeric powder
1 teaspoonsugar
2 tbspmustard oil
Banana leaf to wrap and thread to tie

Cooking Instructions

10 mins

1

In a blender, add Mustard seeds, poppy seeds, coconut, 2-3 greens chilies and a pinch of salt with little water, grind to smooth paste
2

Add sugar, turmeric powder and lime juice to it, check for seasoning and grind to smooth consistency
3

Coat the fish pieces gently with the marinade and rub them with your fingers. Rest aside for 30 minutes or Refrigerate for 2 hours
4

Once the marination is done, pour in the 1 tbsp mustard oil and mix it well
5

Cut the banana leaf into 8 inches square and pass it over flame without burning it, this will help in folding the leaves
6

Rub the mustard oil on glossy part of the leaf. Place a piece of fish at the centre and add some marinade to it
7

Place one green chilli on top of it.Fold the leaf from each side and make it a square parcel
8

Wrap it with the thread so that it doesn’t open while cooking, Wrap the rest of the fish pieces in similar way, there should be individual parcels for each piece
9

Heat water in steamer.Add the parcels into the steaming rack and steam for 10 minutes over medium heat
10

Remove from steamer, discard the threads from the parcels
11

Open and serve hot with rice

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Rekha Unni @cook_13338247

on April 05, 2019 09:29

Kolkata

Humble soul embarking on beautiful journey of love called life. cooking is one of my favourite hobbies and I love experimenting with different types of foods. it's the love of cooking for my family which has made this hobby as one of my passions. My blog: https://SpicesandDesserts.com

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