Baigun er Paturi

Name: How to cook Baigun er Paturi - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4-5 wraps
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Ankita Chakraborty

Baigun er Paturi

Paturi is a traditional Bengali dish. The word "Paturi" means "leaf" in Bengali. Generally paturis are cooked using hilsa fish, Bhetki (Barramundi fish) and prawns. For the vegetarians out there, here is the vegetarian version of Paturi.

Ingredient

Food ration :

4-5 wraps

Cooking time :

40 minutes

250 grams

aubergines

1 tablespoons

Mustard seeds

2 tablespoon

Sesame seeds

1/4 cup

Fresh coconut, grated

Green Chillies, slit

1 teaspoon

Turmeric powder (Haldi)

to taste

Salt

Banana leaf

3 teaspoons

Mustard oil

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

In a mixer grinder, make a paste of mustard seeds, sesame seeds, and green chilies by adding a little bit of water.

* Step 2

Cut the aubergines in pieces, mix with half teaspoon turmeric powder and salt in a bowl. Shallow fry for 5 minutes till it gets soften.

* Step 3

Take the grated coconut. Add mustard seeds paste, a bit of salt to taste, mustard oil and remaining turmeric powder. Mix and make a fine mixture with a fork. Add the fried aubergines into this mixture and marinate it for 30 mins.

* Step 4

Warm the banana leaves over an open flame for 30 seconds, make sure it does not get burnt.

* Step 5

Rub a little mustard oil to the glossy side of the banana leaf. Now put one piece (or more depending on the size of banana leaf cutouts) of marinated aubergine in the center of the banana leaf. On to the top put some more paste, so that it is entirely coated with the paste mixture. Add some more mustard oil on the top and a green chilli.

* Step 6

Fold the banana leaf to make it a square parcel and tie with thread so that the parcels do not open up while cooking. Repeat the process for all other aubergine pieces.

* Step 7

Now take a non-stick pan and grease some oil on it and place the banana leaf wrap on it (2 - 3 pieces can be placed at a time,according to the size of the pan), close the pan with a heavy lid and cook on medium heat for 8-9 minutes on each side on a medium heat.