Bhetki machher paturi/ Barramundi cooked in banana leaves

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Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Us

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Bhetki machher paturi/ Barramundi cooked in banana leaves

Bhetki macher paturi is yet another signature dish of Bengali cuisine. The wors paturi means “leaf”. In this dish Bhetki/ barramundi fish is slow-cooked wrapped in banana leaves. This is where the dish gets it's name from. The banana leaves infuse their aroma to the paturi and the result is mesmerizing. The key to making the best paturi is good marination of the fish. #goldenapron3

Ingredient

Food ration :

6 servings

Cooking time :

15 mins

6 pieces

bhetki/ barramundi fish

2 tablespoons

white mustard seeds

1 tablespoons

black mustard seeds

1 tablespoons

poppy seeds

2 tablespoons

mustard oil

3-4

green chilies

1/2 tablespoon

lemon juice

1/3 cup

coconut powder (narkol kora)

1/2

+ ½ teaspoon of turmeric powder

to taste

Salt

150 g

hung curd

3-4

banana leaves for wrapping

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Clean the bhetki/barramundi pieces properly and pat them dry. Rub ½ teaspoon of turmeric powder, lemon juice and salt and leave them for half an hour.

* Step 2

Meanwhile, make a paste of the yellow and brown mustard seeds along with poppy seeds and green chilies. To the paste, add salt, turmeric powder, hung curd and coconut powder, mustard oil.

* Step 3

Now add the paste to the bhetki/ barramundi fish and marinade the fish for at least 2 hours.

* Step 4

Take the banana leaves, cut them to 6”/6” pieces and clean them properly. Take a tawa and roast the banana leaves on very low flame for about 30 seconds.

* Step 5

To the banana leaves, add one spoon of marinade and then add one piece of fish. Now add little more of the marinade on top of the fish. Wrap the fish with banana leaves and close the parcel with a thread. Wrap the fish properly such that the marinade does not come out of the parcel.