Ilish Mach'R Paturi Recipe

Cooking Directions

• STEP 1.Cut and wash the banana leaves, gently toast them on heat

• STEP 1.Place the marinated fish on the banana leaf, right in the middle. Add 1 tbsp of the paste and 1 slit green chili and cover it

• STEP 2.Fold and wrap it carefully and tie with cotton string and cut the extra string. Brush a tawa with cooking/mustard oil

• STEP 3.Let it fry one side at a time. Let it cook under the steam as well for 5 minutes and serve with hot steamed rice.

Steps To Prepare

• STEP 1.Grind soaked mustard seeds, green chillies, water, chopped coconut, turmeric powder, salt and sugar until you get a paste
• STEP 2.Now add yoghurt and mustard oil to the ground mix and mix well. The paste in which you have to marinate the fish is ready.
• STEP 3.Take the fish pieces and run it through the paste until they are nicely covered in the paste and let it marinate for 15 minutes

Storage And Serving Method

• STEP 1.Serve hot with rice and dal.