Fish Paturi Recipe

Fish Paturi

Baked Bengali style Fish

Serves 6

Ingredients

6 Pieces of Fish (Rohu, Carp, Hilsa Fish, Bhetki)

For the Marinade

1 Tsp of Turmaric

1 tsp of Red Chilli Powder

Salt

3 tsp Mustard oil

For the Paturi

4 tbsp Poppy Seeds (Khas Khas/Posto); Soak the poppy seeds in hot water for an hour, this will help in grinding it.

5 tbsp Mustard Powder

10-12 Whole Green Chilli

6-7 tbsp Mustard Oil

1 tsp Kalonji (Black Cumin/Nigella)

1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder

Salt to taste

1/2 Tsp Sugar

Banana Leaves cut into square of 10 inch each (6 pieces required)

String to tie the banana leaves

Directions

Wash the Fish and marinate it with Turmeric, Red Chilli Powder, Salt and Mustard Oil, keep it aside for 30 mins.

Make a thick, fine paste of Poppy Seeds, Mustard powder, 6 Whole Green Chillies, Turmeric and Salt.

To the past add Kalonji, Sugar, and 3 Tbsp of Mustard Oil and mix it well.

Take a Banana Leaf; pour 1 tsp of the mixture onto the middle of the leaf.

On the mixture put a piece of fish and then 3 tsp more of the mixture and make sure that the whole fish is covered with the mixture.

Put one slit green chilli on the fish and 1/2 tsp of mustard oil on it.

Fold the Banana Leaf, like making a parcel and tie it with a string. Aluminum foil can also be used in place of Banana Leaves but banana leaves gives a different kind of aroma.

Similarly tie all the pieces of fish.

Put all the pieces on a baking tray

Preheat Oven on 450 Degrees and Bake the fish for 30 min.

Serve hot with rice.

And do tell us how it turned out! :)