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Easy steps to make bengali Bhetki paturi -2

Bengali Bhetki Paturi | Fish Wrapped in Banana Leaf

Bengali Bhetki Paturi is any white fish cooked with mustard paste and other spices inside a banana leaf parcel.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Fish Recipes, Main Course
Cuisine Bangladeshi, Bengali, Indian
Servings 4 persons

Ingredients
  

  • 4 nos Bhetki fish fillet or any white fish fillet
  • 2 tbsp black mustard paste see notes
  • 2 tbsp yellow mustard paste see notes
  • 1 tbsp poppy seed paste
  • 1 tbsp coconut paste see notes
  • 3-4 tbsp mustard oil
  • 4 nos green chillies
  • 2 tsp turmeric powder
  • salt to taste

For banana parcel

  • 4 square banana leaves
  • 4 long strings

Instructions
 

  • Rub salt and 1 tsp turmeric powder on the fish and keep them aside.
  • In a mixing bowl, take the mustard pastes, turmeric powder, salt, poppy seed paste, coconut paste and 1 tbsp mustard oil. Mix them.
  • Now prepare the banana leaves by running them over an open flame.
  • Smear each fish fillet with the mustard paste and place on a banana leaf square. Make sure you have enough paste to cover the fish from both sides.
  • Place one green chilli over the mustard paste. Drizzle a tsp of mustard oil on each fish fillet.
  • Then wrap the banana leaf into a square and tie it. with a string. If there are any cracks, use a second banana leaf over it.
  • Take a frying pan and heat 1 tbsp mustard oil. Place the banana leaf parcels on that. Cover with a lid and cook on low fire for 10 minutes on each side.
  • After that, remove and serve with steamed rice.

Notes

  1. To make a mustard paste, take 2 tbsp of mustard seeds (yellow and black separately) and soak in water for 10 minutes. Then grind each one with little water and mustard oil very well. In the case of black mustard paste, you have to strain it further to discard the black husk. You can make this only with yellow mustard paste also. 
  2. Instead of coconut paste, you can use freshly grated coconut.
  3. While grinding mustard, you can add a couple of green chillies for an extra kick. 
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