Paturi Maach

Name: Paturi Maach
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4 (4-ounce/125-gram) betki or red snapper fillets; 1 teaspoon table salt; 1 teaspoon ground turmeric; 6 teaspoons black mustard seed paste (see Note); 6 teaspoons kalonji (nigella; see Note); 4 (6-inch-square) pieces tender banana leaf; ¼ teaspoon sugar; ¼ cup (50 ml) filtered mustard oil (see Note); 1 teaspoon red chile powder

Marinated fish fillets wrapped in banana leaves and steamed

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

This is a fantastic dish both in taste and in presentation. Serve the fish still wrapped in the leaf. As your guests open the parcels, the heady aroma of the fish and mustard will fill the air, getting the meal off to a spectacular start. In India, I would use betki fish, but you can use red snapper fillets.

Ingredients

4 (6-inch-square) pieces tender banana leaf
4 (4-ounce/125

Asia
India
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Singe each banana-leaf piece over an open gas flame to make it malleable.
Wash the fish thoroughly under running water and drain well. Pat dry with paper towels and cut the fillets into 4-inch squares.
Put 2