Paturi is a delicacy of
fish wrapped in banana leaves and cooked through steaming. Two famous paturi
dishes in Bengal are Bhetki Paturi and Hilsa Paturi. Koi Paturi is not so
common a preparation as until I saw the recipe being covered in a cookery program,
I had no idea that it existed. Since banana leaves are out of option here, I
chose the normal means of steaming i.e. placing the ingredients inside a closed
tiffin box and putting the same in a bowl bigger in size covered with a lid
with sufficient amount of water to build steam for cooking. You may follow
through on the steaming technique in pressure cooker also but somehow I feel
more comfortable with the former means than the latter one as I cannot
determine how many whistles would be apt to get the fishes cooked rightly
without crumbling them. Besides, removing the tiffin box from inside the
pressure cooker also tests my patience.
Whatever means of steaming
you try your hand at, rest assured that the turnout would be one of a kind -
flavourful and delicious.
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Ingredients: Cooking
time: 30-35 minutes
ü 6-8 koi fishes
ü 3 tbsp of tomato paste
ü 3 tsp green chilli paste (adjust according
to your tolerance level)
ü 2 tbsp grated coconut
ü 1/2 cup yellow mustard seeds (ground into
paste)
ü 1 cup of yogurt, lightly beaten
ü Salt to taste
ü 1 tsp turmeric powder
ü 1 tsp kashmiri red mirch
ü Generous amount of mustard oil for cooking
Method:
1) In a mixing bowl,
combine tomato paste, grated coconut, yellow mustard paste, yogurt, green
chilli paste, turmeric powder, kashmiri red mirch and salt. Coat the fishes
in this mixture and add mustard oil generously.
2) Place them inside a
tiffin box and snap the lid tightly. Now put the tiffin box in a bowl bigger
in size half filled with a glass of water, sufficient enough to create steam.
3) Cover the bigger bowl
with a lid and cook on medium heat for 25 minutes.
4) When done, remove the
lid and garnish with green chillies. Drizzle a sprinkling of mustard oil on
top before serving.
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