Macher paturi (fish wrapped in banana leaf)
Macher paturi (fish wrapped in banana leaf)

Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, macher paturi (fish wrapped in banana leaf). It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Fish Paturi or Bhetki Macher Paturi is a quintessential Bengali recipe that is very famous in all Bengali household. It's a very easy recipe of fish with mustard, poppy, coconut paste and mustard oil that is wrapped in banana leaf and steamed. Try this recipe and i can guarantee you will thank me for it.

Macher paturi (fish wrapped in banana leaf) is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Macher paturi (fish wrapped in banana leaf) is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook macher paturi (fish wrapped in banana leaf) using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Macher paturi (fish wrapped in banana leaf):
  1. Take 1/2 kg fish
  2. Get 30 g curd
  3. Make ready 2 tablespoons mustard seeds
  4. Get 4-5 chillies
  5. Take 1/2 tablespoons turmeric powder and red chilli powder
  6. Make ready to taste Salt according
  7. Make ready 5-6 tablespoons salt

Sometimes Ma used to make Paturi in a kadai where he dumped the marinated fish and simmered on low flame until the fishes were cooked from inside. Observe the leaf to measure how much portion you will need to wrap one fish. Blend coconut, mustard seeds, salt, green chillies into a fine paste. Place the banana leaf in a plate and grease with mustard oil.

Instructions to make Macher paturi (fish wrapped in banana leaf):
  1. Soak Mustard seeds in water 1-2 hours prior.
  2. After that, make paste out of it along with some green chillies.
  3. Take out the paste in a bowl and add salt, turmeric powder, mustard oil, red chilli powder and curd.
  4. Put the fish pieces, mix well and set it aside.
  5. Heat a pan and dry roast banana leaves for less than a minute for easy folding as they'll turn soft.
  6. Place your fish piece along with some marinate, wrap well and secure it with a thread or toothpick.
  7. You can either cook them in an oven or in a pan with little oil with occasional flipping.
  8. Enjoy the delicious fish with steamed rice.

Now put a marinated fish piece and top with little marinade. Macher Paturi / Fish Paturi is a preparation where marinated fish is wrapped in banana leaves and then cooked with low flame. For last few days, I was so craving for Paturi and so was looking for banana leaves. But here in the USA, finding tender banana leaves is not easy. A bengali favorite Bhetki (Sheephead) fished wrapped in banana leaf with mustard paste and cooked in steam through slow cooking.

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