Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, eggplant paturi (eggplants cooked in banana leaf - bengali fusion style). It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have eggplant paturi (eggplants cooked in banana leaf - bengali fusion style) using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Eggplant Paturi (Eggplants cooked in Banana Leaf - Bengali Fusion Style):
- Make ready 4-5 baby eggplants, slit lengthwise
- Get 1/2 cup fresh grated coconut
- Get 1 tbsp. mustard seeds
- Get 8-10 cashew nuts
- Take 2 green chilies
- Take 1 tbsp. yoghurt
- Make ready 2-3 tbsp. coriander leaves, chopped
- Make ready 3 tbsp. mustard oil
- Get 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
- Prepare To taste salt
- Take As required extra fresh green / red chilies
- Make ready 1-2 banana leaves, cut into desired size
Steps to make Eggplant Paturi (Eggplants cooked in Banana Leaf - Bengali Fusion Style):
- Grind the cashew nuts, mustard seeds, green chilies and coconut to a smooth paste. Mix along with yoghurt, salt, turmeric powder, half of the mustard oil and coriander leaves.
- Heat a tawa / pan and place the banana leaves on them for a few seconds on both sides. This will help it to become more pliable so that it can be easily folded without breaking.
- Heat remaining mustard oil & saute the eggplants till it is slightly browned.
- Stuff little of the paste in each of the eggplants and place in the centre - of a banana leaf. Cover it with some of the leftover paste & place a chilli over it.
- Fold the banana leaf into a parcel. Tie with a string and keep aside. Do - the same with rest of the eggplants and the paste.
- Steam for 15 minutes. Midway, turn them over gently to cook the other side too.
- Serve with hot steamed rice or chapati.
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