Ilishi paturi । Hilsa paturi । Ilish paturi। ପତ୍ର ପୋଡ଼ା ଇଲିସି । Patra poda Ilishi


Ingredients

QuantityIngredient:

140 g (or 2 pcs)Ilishi machha (hilsa fish, 3-cm-thick pieces)
30 g Mustard seeds (yellow and black) (soaked overnight)
3 pcsGreen chillies
20 g Coconut (peeled)
3 tablespoons Yoghurt (beaten)
1 teaspoon Salt (as per taste)
1/3 teaspoon Turmeric powder
20 g Mustard oil
You will also need
Banana leaves (kadali Patra)
A spool of thin cotton string
Method

Soak mustard seeds overnight in water.
Clean the ilish machh and cut it in 3-cm thick slices. Kadali Patra(Banana leaf) is best made with thick slices of fish. Set these pieces aside, preferably on a flat plate.
Drain the mustard seeds of the water they’ve been soaking in and add them to a grinder jar. Add 2 green chillies, roughly chopped, along with 100g water. Grinding green chillies with the mustard ensures that it doesn’t turn bitter.
Grind these to a fine paste. Take your time with this process. Grind as many times as it takes to form the smoothest possible paste. The finer the grind, the better the flavours.
Now, add the peeled and chopped coconut to the grinder jar, along with salt, and turmeric powder. Grind once again till everything is smooth and well combined.
Transfer this paste to a mixing bowl. Add the beaten yoghurt and mustard oil. Mix till the oil is fully incorporated.
Spoon this mixture over the ilish machh, dividing it equally. Turn the fish over and coat the other side as well. Use your hands to make sure every part of the fish, including its cavities, are well coated. Set it aside to marinate for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, wash and cut up some banana leaf into rectangular sheets, big in dimension. Gently toast them on a pan set on medium heat. This will increase malleability of the banana leaves, ensuring that they don’t crack when folded. Remove from heat and set aside.
Take a banana-leaf sheet in front of you. Spoon some mustard paste in the centre of one of the sheet. Set one piece of the fish on it. Top off with some more of the paste and a split green chilli.
Carefully wrap the fish with the banana leaf making sure that it is fully covered. If you find that your leaf is torn, wrap another layer of leaf around it. Tie this parcel up securely with a cotton string (don’t use synthetic or it will melt when heated).
Add a tablespoon of oil to the tawa(pan). Once hot, place the parcels on it side by side.
Cover and steam the banana-leaf parcels on low heat for 5 minutes on each side.
Unwrap and serve hot with Rice.
Happy cooking 😊😊

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