Ilish paturi

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Bengali Cooking: Seasons & Festivals

By Chitrita Banerji

Published 1997

  • About

A similar way of preparing the fish—more common in East than in West Bengal—is called a paturi from the word pata, which is Bengali for leaf.

Method

For this Ilish paturi, take the pieces of fish, clean them and mix them thoroughly with salt, turmeric, the ground mustard, green chillies and a liberal helping