Easiest Way to Prepare Eating on a Dime Bhetki paturi

Easiest Way to Prepare Eating on a Dime Bhetki paturi Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Bhetki paturi. 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).

Ilish was the de facto fish for kola paturi, until rising prices and the challenges of picking out fine bones at wedding buffets while also trying to maintain at least the pretense of friendly conversation led to boneless bhetki fillets replacing ilish in paturi for catered events.

Coming to my Bhetki Macher Paturi; this is one of my favorite fish preparation and is a signature Bengali fish dish where Bhetki Maach along with a paste of Mustard and Coconut wrapped in banana leaf and cooked in slow flame and the end result is melting in mouth Bhetki Macher Paturi.

Bhetki paturi is a traditional preparation of Bhetki or barramundi fish, where basically well-marinated boneless vetki or bhetki fillets are wrapped up in banana leaf for making this recipe either by slow cooking in a greased pan or steamed up.

You can have Bhetki paturi using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Bhetki paturi

1. It’s 2 of bhetki fillet.

2. You need 1 tsp of Poppy seeds paste.

3. Prepare 1.5 tsp of mustard seed paste.

4. You need 2 tbsp of coconut paste.

5. It’s 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder.

6. It’s 1/2 tsp of green chilli paste.

7. It’s 1 tsp of lemon juice.

8. You need To taste of salt.

9. Prepare As needed of oil.

10. It’s 2 strip of banana leaves.

Actually, paturi is a bengali term, where first fish fillets or pieces are coated well in mustard and.

The Bhetki Paturi didn't have any problematic bits of the fish.

Because it is a fillet, it has no skin, no bones, no head.

The rectangle of clean, fatty flesh, is lathered in mustard paste and oil with spices and salt and chillies, wrapped in banana leaf, and steamed.

Bhetki paturi instructions

1. Marinate the fish with salt and lemon juice.

2. Now prepare a marination of all the paste salt turmeric powder.

3. Marinate the fish with it.

4. Now wrap it with banana leaf.

5. Heat a skillet grease with oil.

6. Grill the fish well turning both sides.

7. Serve with plain rice.

This traditional Bengali fish recipe comes alive with the sharp flavour of mustard fused with the aroma of steamed banana leaves!.

Bhetki Macher Paturi Recipe: Sorshe Macher Paturi or fish fillets smeared with mustard paste and spices, wrapped up in banana leaves and steamed or cooked till tender.

Bhetki macher paturi is a Bengali favorite Bhetki (Sheephead) fish seasoned with spices, wrapped in banana leaves and then steamed, smoked or baked over a charcoal fire.

This famous dish comes alive with the sharp flavour of mustard fused with the aroma of smoked banana leaves.

White fishes are normally very tasty to eat.