Name: Betki maccher paturi recipe by Jayita Chattopadhyay Chakraborty at BetterButter
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Betki fish- 6piece; Mustard seeds - 1 cup; Mustard oil- 1 cup; Green chillies- 7 pieces; Sugar- 1 tbspn; Salt- 1tspn; Banana leaf- 6pieces (3"×3"); Threads - as needed

ABOUT Betki maccher paturi RECIPE

It's a authentic bengali betki fish dish cooked in banana leaf

Ingredients Serving: 6

Betki fish- 6piece
Mustard seeds - 1 cup
Mustard oil- 1 cup
Green chillies- 7 pieces
Sugar- 1 tbspn
Salt- 1tspn
Banana leaf- 6pieces (3"×3")
Threads - as needed

Instructions

Put the mustard seed, green chillies and mustard oil in the blender
Blend it till a smooth paste is attained.
Mix sugar and salt to taste in the mixture
Marinate the betki fish with the paste and add a little more mustard oil to the marination
Leave the marination for 30 mins
Brush the mustard oil on one side of banana leaf
Put each marinated fish in each oil brushed banana leaf with some marination paste
Tie the banana leaf with marinated fish with thread well
Brush a pan with some mustard oil
Put the tied banana leaf in the pan and cook in low flame.
Cook till both side of banana leaf become well fried
Serve with hot plain rice

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