BHETKI MAACHER PATURI

Paturis are very easier dish than any normal fish recipe as it does not need constant  monitoring while cooking only we need to marinate  and put it in the oven/frying pan to bake.

BHETKI MAACHER PATURI

INGREDIENTS

1. Bhetki -1/2 kgs(preferably fillet)
2. Mustard oil -3 tbsp.
3. Mustard paste -2 and 1/2  tbsp
4. Coconut paste -2 and 1/2 tbsp.
5. Green chilly -4 nos.
6. Turmeric powder -1 tsp.
7. Salt to taste.
8. Banana leaves -10x10 inches.

PREPARATION

• Mix the coconut paste,turmeric powder,mustard paste, mustard oil and salt very well.
• Now marinated the fish with the mustard and coconut mixture and keep it for 30 minutes.
• Take a banana leaf and place each marinated fish on a banana leaf and fold the leaf and bind it with thread.
• Take a frying pan and grease it with oil.
• Then keep all the tied  fish pieces on the frying pan.
• cover it with banana leaf and cover it with a lid.
• cook it with low flames for 10 minutes.
• Then turn all the pieces and cook other side for 10 minutes.
• Remove the lid and keep the fishes on the plate.
• Serve the paturis with the banana leaves.Enjoy the aroma of the paturis.

Paturi is also prepared in Microwave oven.It is cook in microwave oven easily and quickly.

• The process of marination is same as before.
• After marinating the fishes and covering them with banana leaf and keep them  in a pre-heated  oven 20-25 minutes at 80% power.
• If your microwave oven does not have a convection mode then turn the pieces upside down after 15 minutes.Then bake the other side for 10-15 minutes.

Now our paturi is ready to eat. Serve it with rice,fried rice and polau.