Macher Paturi

Name: How to cook Macher Paturi - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Rekha Unni

Macher Paturi

#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

Ingredient

Food ration :

4 servings

Cooking time :

10 mins

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

Cooking instructions

* Step 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

* Step 2

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

* Step 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

* Step 4

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

* Step 5

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

* Step 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

* Step 7

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

* Step 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