Ingredients: 4 Hilsa Fish – washed and cleaned,8 Pumpkin leaves – washed,4 Banana leaf – washed,1 tablespoons Yellow mustard seeds – ground to paste,1 teaspoon Mustard seeds – ground to paste,1 teaspoon Poppy seeds – ground to paste,1/2 cup Mustard oil,2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi),1 tablespoon Green Chilli – ground to paste,4 Green Chillies – or red chilli powder
Time in minutes: 55 Servings: 4 Course: Dinner Diet: High Protein Non Vegetarian
Instructions: To begin making the Kumro Patai Ilish Paturi Recipe, rub the clean fish pieces with salt and turmeric powder. Keep marinated for 30 minutes.In a bowl, add black and yellow mustard seeds paste, poppy seeds paste, green chilli paste, salt, 1 teaspoon turmeric powder and 1 tablespoon of mustard oil.Mix it very well. In this mixture dip Hilsa shad/ ilish pieces. Let fish pieces in this mixture for 10 minutes.Take two pumpkin leaves for 1 fish piece. Now take 1 fish piece along with 1 tablespoon of marinade and place it on over 2 pumpkin leaves.Fold the pumpkin leaves. Take a banana leaf, then place folded pumpkin leaves on it, add 1 green chilli and 1 teaspoon of mustard oil on it. Wrap the banana leaves and secure it with string. Do same with all fish pieces.In a skillet or shallow frying pan heat 2 tablespoons of mustard oil. Add banana leaves packet on it. Fry in medium heat for 10 minutes, cover the lid then flip it up and fry for another 10 minutes. Take it out in a serving plate.Open banana leaves packet when you are ready to serve. Serve Kumro Patai Ilish Paturi along with Steamed Rice and Kachumber Salad for a weekend lunch or dinner.