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 .
Preparation:
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
- 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
