How to Prepare Perfect Ilish Paturi

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How to Prepare Perfect Ilish Paturi Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Ilish Paturi. Ilish machh'er paturi combines three of Bengal's greatest loves—the hilsa fish, the banana plant, and mustard. Even though it looks very polished, it is a fairly easy recipe to execute. It requires few ingredients, no special technique, and very little time.

Hilsha can be prepared in various ways but the most popular way of cooking is steamed or Ilish Bhapa and the Ilish Paturi.

Ilish Macher Paturi combines three of Bengal's greatest loves—the Hilsa fish, the banana plant, and mustard.

Even though it looks very polished, it is a fair.

You can have Ilish Paturi using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Ilish Paturi

  1. It’s 500 gm of Ilish fish/Hilsa ilisha.

  2. You need 2 tbsp of Black and yellow mustared paste.

  3. It’s 1 tbsp of Poppy seeds/khus khus paste.

  4. Prepare 1 tsp of Green chilli paste.

  5. Prepare 4-5 tbsp of Mutared oil.

  6. Prepare to taste of Salt.

  7. It’s As needed of turmeric powder.

  8. It’s 2 pieces of Banana leaf.

  9. You need of Cotton string.

Ilish or hilsa has a great taste with a unique flavor.

Hilsa can be prepared in various ways but the most popular way of cooking is steamed or Ilish Bhape and the Ilish macher paturi.

The key ingredient of cooking Hilsa is mustard seeds and the pungent flavor of the mustard seed paste somewhat compliments the hilsa.

Hilsa Fish Paturi, A typical Bengali dish of Hisla Fish.

Ilish Paturi instructions

  1. Cut the banana leaf in square shape and each leaf about 20cm*50cm..

  2. In a mixing bowl add fish,mustared paste,khus khus paste,green chilli paste, 2 tbsp mutared oil and salt and ternmeric and mix it well..

  3. On low heat gently toast the sheet and the mustared paste centerd on the banana leaf and the marinated fish on it..

  4. Carefully fold the banana leaf and wrap the fish complitly and tie with a cotton string..

  5. Heat remain oil in a pan and place the paturi side by side..

  6. Cover and steam on low heat atlist 5 min..

  7. Turn over and cover and cook the other side too..

  8. Served hot with boiled rice..

More or less this particutar dish is popular among Hilsa Lover.

Below is a nice and complete recipe of Hilsa Fish Paturi.

Try this recipe, You will like it.

Though mostly favored by the Bangals (people having the origin in Bangladesh) but Ghotis (who are having the origin in India) cherish it equally.

I am a true blue Ghoti I love my portion of Ilish Mach (even more than Prawn, the Ghoti favorite)….