Recipe: Tasty Bhapa Posto Paturi (Steamed Poppy Seeds Paste in Banana Leaf)

Recipe: Tasty Bhapa Posto Paturi (Steamed Poppy Seeds Paste in Banana Leaf) Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Bhapa Posto Paturi (Steamed Poppy Seeds Paste in Banana Leaf). Paturi is a Bengali delicacy where animal protein or vegetables or Milk protein. Generally, the main ingredient along with a paste of mustard, coconut and poppy seed along with mustard oil and green chili are steamed after wrapping with a leaf (edible, for eg, Banana Leaf or unedible, for eg, Bottle gourd or Pumpkin leaf). Add the chopped cabbage and green peas, sprinkle in the salt, another hearty mix.

Chana bhapa is basically steamed Chana aka paneer.

Steamed Mustard Fish or Fish Paturi or Bhapa Fish.

The fish is steamed in a spicy paste of mustard, hot green chilies and red chili powder and cooked in a wrapping of Banana Leaf.

You can cook Bhapa Posto Paturi (Steamed Poppy Seeds Paste in Banana Leaf) using 8 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Bhapa Posto Paturi (Steamed Poppy Seeds Paste in Banana Leaf)

1. You need 1/2 cups of poppy seeds (makes 3-4 parcels).

2. Prepare 1-2 of fresh green / red chilies.

3. It’s 2-3 tbsp of coriander leaves, chopped.

4. You need 1 tbsp of mustard oil.

5. It’s to taste of salt.

6. It’s 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder.

7. It’s 1 of onion, chopped.

8. It’s of few banana leaves, cut into desired sizes.

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This is an authentic Bengali recipe.

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Bhapa Posto Paturi (Steamed Poppy Seeds Paste in Banana Leaf) step by step

1. Grind the poppy seeds paste with very little water into a paste. Mix with the remaining ingredients and keep aside. Place the banana leaves on the heat to make them pliable..

2. Now take one leaf and place some of the posto paste in the centre and gently fold them. Do the same with the rest of the mix..

3. Steam for 10-12 minutes and serve them with plain steamed rice..

This is a dry preparation where onions are cooked in a poppy seeds gravy.

Absolutely delicious, this combination is just perfect to be had as a side dish.

It can be relished both with chapattis or rice.

Traditionally the Ilish was first coated in the mustard paste and wrapped up in a banana leaf and then steamed along with the rice in a haari or handi.

Now days it is steamed in a kadai or a saucepan covered with a lid.  When you are serving Ilish you do not need too many items in the menu, since Ilish is the star of the day.