Bhetki Paturi
Sea bass in a mustard-coconut paste steamed in banana leaf — a milder, boneless take on the classic paturi.

Prep
20 min
Cook
18 min
Total
38 min
Serves
4
Per serving
334 kcal
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Instructions
Step 1: Grind the yellow mustard seeds, desiccated coconut, green chilli, ground turmeric and salt into a paste, then loosen with the lemon juice and mustard oil.
Step 2: Coat the sea bass pieces and wrap them in the banana leaves.
Step 3: Steam the parcels for 15–18 minutes until the fish is opaque and flakes easily.
Ingredients
Quantities update automatically for 4 servings.
- 600 gSea bass — fillets, cut in pieces
- 2 tbspYellow mustard seeds — soaked and ground
- 40 gDesiccated coconut
- 3 wholeGreen chilli
- ½ tspGround turmeric
- ½ wholeLemon — juiced
- 2 tbspMustard oil
- 1 tspSalt
- 4 wholeBanana leaves
Nutrition
Nutrition per serving, calculated from the ingredient list. Not yet reviewed.
- Calories
- 334 kcal
- Protein
- 31.4 g
- Carbohydrates
- 6 g
- Fat
- 20.4 g
- Saturated fat
- 7.9 g
- Fibre
- 2.9 g
- Sugar
- 1.6 g
- Sodium
- 594 mg
These figures are estimates for general information only and are not medical or dietary advice.