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Fish Paturi Recipe (Fish cooked in Banana Leaf)

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In the fish paturi recipe, the fish is slow-cooked inside a banana leaf packet with a mustard-poppyseed-coconut blend. The smoky and earthy flavors from the cooked banana leaves impart amazing flavors to the delicate fish making this bong dish truly delicious. And with some steamed rice, this fish paturi tastes heavenly!!!
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Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 4 Bass
  • 3 Tbsp Brown mustard seeds.
  • 2 Tbsp White poppy seeds.
  • 2 Tbsp Grated coconut.
  • 2 Green chilies
  • Salt per your taste.
  • 1 Tbsp Yogurt.
  • 1 Tbsp Turmeric powder
  • 4 Tbsp Mustard oil.
  • Banana leaves cut into big squares
  • 1/4 Cup Water.

Instructions
 

Prepare the marinade

  • Soak the mustard seeds and poppy seeds in water for 2 hours.
  • Put them in a grinder along with grated coconut, and 2 green chilies. Grind to a thick and smooth paste.
  • In a bowl take out that paste then adds turmeric powder, yogurt, and salt. Mix well. Then add the fish fillets, and massage well with the marinade. Then add the mustard oil.
  • Refrigerate for couple hours.

Prepare the Banana leaf

  • Dry roast the banana leaves squares for a minute. In this way, banana leaves will turn soft and you can easily fold them.

Make Banana leaf Pockets

  • Place one leaf on a plate. Put one piece of marinated fishin the center along with 2 Tablespoons of marinade. Slit the remaining green chilies and put one half on top of the fish.
  • First, fold the sides and then fold the upper and lower portion. It will become like an envelope. Tie the envelope with kitchen thread or that strings from the leaf. Or you can secure them with a toothpick also.

COOK THE FISH PATURI

  • Heat 1 Tablespoon of mustard oil in a pan.
  • Place 2 or 3 envelopes at a time on hot pan, cover and cook on medium flame for 5 minutes.
  • Flip them to the other side and cook for 3 minutes on high flame.
  • They will release a nice aroma, then take them out from pan. After serving discard the thread or string, open the envelope and enjoy with rice.
Keyword Bengali Dish, East Indian Fish Dish, Fish
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