Hilsha Paturi

Hilsha Paturi  [Bengali cuisine]

Introduction:  Hilsha Paturi is a masala coated fish, wrapped in banana leaf. where Hilsha paturi and a number of spices (Mainly mustard, green chillies and coconut.... Prepare and cook the famous Bengali fish hilsha paturi .

Ingredients:

• 5-6 pieces hilsha fish coated with salt and turmeric powder
• 6-7 tbsp fresh coconut and 6-7 green chilli paste
• 1/2 tsp black cumin and 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• Salt and sugar as per taste
• 1 tbsp corn flour paste with 2 tbsp water
• 8-10 tbsp pure mustard oil
• 5-6  pieces of banana leaves like image

Preparation:

• toast the leaves on tawa both side

• you can also toast the leaves on gas oven 

• Make a thick paste with chilli -coconut paste and mustard powder and corn paste.Add with this paste mustard oil, salt -sugar , black cumin , and turmeric powder.

• Take a banana leaf and set a fish and 2 tbsp mustard -coconut paste.

• Wrap the each banana leaf carefully

• Now heat a tawa and 3-4 drop & brush oil and then seat the wrapped fish.At first put the wrapper's open side on the tawa . And cover the wrapper with lead on high flame for 1 &1/2 mins. Then sprinkle  one hand full water around the fish wrapper and cover again for 6-8 mins on low flame until cooked the fish.

• Now flip the wrapper and turn the bottom side on top like image -2. and cook the wrapped fish on same way. You can cook the wrapped fish at a time 1 or 2-3 it's depends on you.

Now ready to serve Hilsha patuti with hot rice and Gandho Raj Lebu.

Serves:  3-4