Bengali Bhetki Macher Paturi (Barramundi Fish Wrapped in Banana Leaf)

Name: Bengali Bhetki Macher Paturi (Barramundi Fish Wrapped in Banana Leaf)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4 pieces Barramundi (4 Bhetki fish fillets cut to 4*2 inch pices); 2 tbsp Mustard Seeds (2 tablespoons Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)); 1 tbsp Poppy Seeds (1 tablespoon Poppy seeds); ¼ cup Coconut (1/4 cup Fresh coconut grated, plus more to garnish); 7 pieces Green Chili (7 Green Chillies slit); 1 tsp Ground Turmeric (1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)); 0 pieces Table Salt (Salt to taste); 1 piece Banana Leaf (1 Banana leaf cut into 10*8 rectangles); 2 tsp Mustard Oil (2 teaspoons Mustard oil)

Bengali-style barramundi fish fillets are marinated in a paste of mustard seeds, poppy seeds, green chilies, coconut, and turmeric, then wrapped in banana leaves and pan-cooked.

40 minIndian

Servings4

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Steps

1To begin making Bengali Bhetki Macher Paturi Recipe (Barramundi Fish Wrapped in Banana Leaf), mix the fish pieces with half teaspoon turmeric powder and salt in a bowl.
2In a mixer grinder, make a paste of mustard seeds, poppy seeds and green chilies by adding a little bit of water.
3Take the grated coconut in a bowl. Add mustard seeds paste, a bit of salt to taste and remaining turmeric powder. Mix and make a fine mixture with a fork.
4Cover and keep them in the fridge for an hour.
5Remove the fish from the fridge and mix with a teaspoon of mustard oil.
6Stir gently, warm the banana leaves over an open flame for 30 seconds, make sure it does not get burnt.
7Put banana leave pieces glossy side up over a plate, rub a little mustard oil on it. Now spread a teaspoon of marinated paste in the center of the banana leaf, place one piece of fish on the paste and put another teaspoon of paste on the top of fish piece so as to cover the fish piece by the paste from both sides then place a green chilli on top of it.
8Fold the banana leaf to make it a square parcel and tie with thread that the parcels will not open while cooking. Repeat the process for all the fish pieces.
9Now take a non-stick pan and grease some oil on it and place the banana leaf wrapped fish pieces on it (you can place 4 - 5 pieces at a time ,according to the size of your pan), close the pan with a heavy lid and cook on medium heat for 8-9 minutes on each side on a medium heat.
10When one batch is done , remove them and place in a casserole to keep the paturi hot. Again repeat the same process to cook the rest of the macher paturi.
11Serve the freshly prepared steaming hot Bengali Bhetki Macher Paturi Recipe (Barramundi Fish Wrapped in Banana Leaf) along with plain steamed rice, or Pudina Rice Recipe (Spicy Mint Pulao), along with Bengali Style Cholar Dal Recipe and Sweet and Spicy Tomato Chutney Recipe.