Easiest Way to Winter Delicious Fish paturi(maacher paturi)

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Fish paturi(maacher paturi). Bengali Bhetki Macher Paturi Recipe is Bengali Style Barramundi Fish cooked by wrapping in banana leaf. The bhetki fish pieces are marinated in a spiced mustard paste, wrapped in banana leaf individually and then slow cooked till tender. The word "Paturi" means leaf, in Bengali. Generally we Bengalis make paturi using  Ilish (hilsa fish), Bhetki (Barramundi fish) and chingri (prawn).

Courtesy : www.awesomecuisine.com Fish paturi aka Macher Paturi is a traditional Bengali recipe in which any white fish fillet (bhetki or swai or basa is preferable) or shrimp or Hilsa is cooked by wrapping in banana leaf.

The word 'Paturi' comes from the Bengali word Pata or Leaf.

Almost any Bengali function or good old Bengali restaurant is incomplete without Paturi.

You can have Fish paturi(maacher paturi) using 10 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Fish paturi(maacher paturi)

1. You need of fish fillets.

2. It’s of mustard seeds.

3. It’s of poppy seeds.

4. It’s of green chillies.

5. You need of salt.

6. You need of turmeric powder.

7. It’s of lemon juice.

8. It’s of coriander leaves.

9. Prepare of oil.

10. You need of cabbage leaves.

You can either steam them or fry them.

Procedure to cook Macher Dimer Paturi using Lau Pata (Fish egg Paturi cooked in green leaves) Clean fish roe under running water.

But I swear this is easier done than said!

A fresh fish roe will stick to the sack while the impurities, if any, will be washed away.

Fish paturi(maacher paturi) instructions

1. Wash and marinate the fish with salt and lemon juice.

2. Now blanch the cabbage leaves.

3. Prepare a paste of mustard seeds, poppy seeds,green chillies and coriander leaves.

4. Now take the fish fillets and marinate with the paste and raw mustard oil Take the cabbage leaves and wrap the fish fillets.

5. Wrap the fillets with cabbage leaves.

6. Place them in a greased steamer.

7. Steam it for 15-20 mnts.Keep it on high for first 10 minutes then keep the heat low..

8. Finally grease a skillet and shallow fry the fish wrapped in cabbage leaves..

9. Serve it with steaming hot plain rice.

Keep the fish roe in a bowl.

Paturi basically popular in Bengal since ages, and we prepare lots of paturi recipes with different fish.

Though Ilish paturi and bhetki macher paturi recipe both have made their popularity among Bengalis with its traditional touch, nowadays people love to relish chingri macher paturi, rui macher paturi, even chicken er paturi.

This Macher Paturi or Fish Paturi is one of the Best Bengali Fish Recipe with Bhetki maach.

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