Bhetki machher paturi/ Barramundi cooked in banana leaves
Bhetki machher paturi/ Barramundi cooked in banana leaves

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Bhetki machher paturi/ Barramundi cooked in banana leaves is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated 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 wonderful.

Put banana leave pieces glossy side up. 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. Here is another Traditional Bengali Fish Recipe Bhetki Macher Paturi in banana leaf.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have bhetki machher paturi/ barramundi cooked in banana leaves using 13 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Bhetki machher paturi/ Barramundi cooked in banana leaves:
  1. Take 6 pieces bhetki/ barramundi fish
  2. Take 2 tablespoons white mustard seeds
  3. Make ready 1 tablespoons black mustard seeds
  4. Get 1 tablespoons poppy seeds
  5. Take 2 tablespoons mustard oil
  6. Make ready 3-4 green chilies
  7. Prepare 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
  8. Get 1/3 cup coconut powder (narkol kora)
  9. Take 1/2 + ½ teaspoon of turmeric powder
  10. Prepare to taste Salt
  11. Get 150 g hung curd
  12. Prepare 3-4 banana leaves for wrapping
  13. Prepare Thread to tie the wraps

Enjoy this recipe with hot steamed rice. The word "Paturi" means leaf, in Bengali. Generally we Bengalis make paturi using … The bhetki fish pieces are marinated in spiced mustard paste, wrapped in banana leaf individually, then slow cooked till tender to make Macher Paturi Recipe. Whole barramundi in banana leaves (Peter Kuruvita)Source: Peter Kuruvita.

Instructions to make Bhetki machher paturi/ Barramundi cooked in banana leaves:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Now add the paste to the bhetki/ barramundi fish and marinade the fish for at least 2 hours.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Add mustard oil on a flat pan/tawa.
  7. 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.
  8. After 8 minutes, remove the cover and flip the parcels and cook again for 10 minutes.
  9. Remove the fish parcels and store them in casserole till ready to serve.

The large flexible leaves of the banana tree are used all throughout Asia to wrap food for steaming or baking. They keep the food moist and impart a mild flavour so are perfect for baking large. 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. Tagged with salmathechef, bhetki paturi, barramundi fish recipe, barramundi in banana leaf, bhetki macher paturi; Shared by SalmaTheChef. Paturi is a cooking process in which leaf wrapped marinated fish , cottage cheese or vegetables are cooked.

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