Kachur Loti – Karai Paturi
We bangals ( those whose ancestors are from East Bengal, now Bangladesh) love to eat our Kochu or colocasia. Kochur Loti or colocasia stem / shoots are a delicacy, though a bit tedious to cut…
Patrani Machchi
Adapted this recipe from the site of Sanjeev Kapoor, a very popular parsi preparation where fish is marinated in a green chutney, then wrapped in banana leaves and cooked. This is very similar to Bengali…
Kachki Paturi
Another Paturi dish from my kitchen, which we relish too often and this time it is with ‘Kachki Machh’. This tiny little fishes are too tasty, whenever I find them in the fish market, I…
Bhetki Macher Paturi
Paturi is a very popular recipe in Bengal, mostly done with Bhetki or Hilsa. The fresh fish pieces are marinated with spices, then wrapped in banana leaf. Finally the wraps are steamed / smoked on…
Mourola machh er karai paturi
An old world recipe where fresh small fishes are slow cooked with various spices over very low heat and resulted in a divine dish. Ingredients Mourola Machh – 300 gms Mustard and Poppy seed…
Kumro patay Ilish Paturi – Hilsa wrap
Ilish Paturi is a famous Bengali dish which means Hilsa cooked with spices wrapped in a leaf ( pata). Banana leaf is the default choice for the wrap, where you have to uncover the leaf…