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Bhetki machher paturi/ Barramundi cooked in banana leaves is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Bhetki machher paturi/ Barramundi cooked in banana leaves is something which I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
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.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook bhetki machher paturi/ barramundi cooked in banana leaves using 13 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Bhetki machher paturi/ Barramundi cooked in banana leaves:
- Prepare bhetki/ barramundi fish
- Make ready white mustard seeds
- Make ready black mustard seeds
- Prepare poppy seeds
- Make ready mustard oil
- Make ready green chilies
- Take lemon juice
- Take coconut powder (narkol kora)
- Take + ½ teaspoon of turmeric powder
- Make ready Salt
- Get hung curd
- Make ready banana leaves for wrapping
- Get Thread to tie the wraps
The banana leaves infuse their aroma to the paturi and the result is mesmerizing. To start making Bengali Bhetki Macher Paturi Recipe (Barramundi Fish Wrapped in Banana Leaf), mix the pieces of fish into a bowl with half a teaspoon of turmeric powder and salt. Chef tip: Bhetki Macher Paturi is Bengali-style barramundi fish cooked in banana leaf. The bhetki fish pieces are marinated in a spiced mustard paste, wrapped in banana leaf individually and then.
Steps to make Bhetki machher paturi/ Barramundi cooked in banana leaves:
- Clean the bhetki/barramundi pieces properly and pat them dry. Rub ½ teaspoon of turmeric powder, lemon juice and salt and leave them for half an hour.
- Meanwhile, make a paste of the yellow and brown mustard seeds along with poppy seeds and green chilies. To the paste, add salt, turmeric powder, hung curd and coconut powder, mustard oil.
- Now add the paste to the bhetki/ barramundi fish and marinade the fish for at least 2 hours.
- Take the banana leaves, cut them to 6”/6” pieces and clean them properly. Take a tawa and roast the banana leaves on very low flame for about 30 seconds.
- To the banana leaves, add one spoon of marinade and then add one piece of fish. Now add little more of the marinade on top of the fish. Wrap the fish with banana leaves and close the parcel with a thread. Wrap the fish properly such that the marinade does not come out of the parcel.
- Add mustard oil on a flat pan/tawa.
- Once the oil is hot add the fish parcels on the tawa. Cook the paturi on mid low flame, covered for about 8-10 minutes.
- After 8 minutes, remove the cover and flip the parcels and cook again for 10 minutes.
- Remove the fish parcels and store them in casserole till ready to serve.
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 paturi is a traditional Bengali fish recipe where barramundi fish is steam cooked after wrapping it in banana leaf and rubbing with Indian spices. 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. A bengali favorite Bhetki (Sheephead) fished wrapped in banana leaf with mustard paste and cooked in steam through slow cooking..
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