Moruka Maacher Paturi (Anchovies cooked in Banana Leaf - bengali Style)

Name: Moruka Maacher Paturi (Anchovies cooked in Banana Leaf - bengali Style)
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 250-300 gm anchovies cleaned; 1 tbsp. mustard paste /kasundi paste (store bought); 2 green chilies slit; 1 tbsp mustard oil; salt to taste; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 1 onion chopped; 3-4 garlic cloves chopped; 1 plantain leaf / aluminium foil

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

Sharjah (UAE)

#fishandseafood - This is a traditional Bengali Fish preparation, which is cooked in a plantain leaf. In case of non-availability of plantain leaf, aluminium foil too can be used. It can either be baked or steamed.

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

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Ingredients

250-300 gm anchovies cleaned
1 tbsp.mustard paste /kasundi paste (store bought)
2green chilies slit
1 tbspmustard oil
salt to taste
1/4 tspturmeric powder
1onion chopped
3-4garlic cloves chopped
1plantain leaf / aluminium foil

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Steps

1

In a bowl, mix the fish along with all the above mentioned ingredients, except plantain leaf. If using plantain leaf, heat it on an open flame for a few seconds to make it pliable.
2

Now place the fish mix in the plantain leaf and secure it tightly with a toothpick. Alternatively it can be cooked in an aluminium foil too.
3

Cook on a tawa / griddle on low flame, covered for 10 minutes on both sides. Serve with hot steamed rice.