Paneer Paturi by Krishna Mukherjee

 

 

My mom’s energy for documenting recipes seems to have gone up post her experience with BitebyByte. Till this zest and zeal remain, enjoy the inflow!

 

Mrs. Krishna Mukherjee

 

Ingredients:

  • Mashed Paneer
  • Mustard seeds
  • Shredded coconut
  • Green Chillies
  • Roated khus khus (posto)
  • Salt
  • Sugar
  • Mustard Oil
  • Banana leaves (to make the parcel)
  • Thread (to tie the parcels)

 

 

Preparation:

  1. Mash the paneer with hand to make it smooth
  2. Make  a  paste of little mustard seeds, shredded  coconut,  few  green  chillies and lightly roasted khuskhus (posto) 
  3. Mix it with mashed paneer  
  4. Add salt along with a little sugar and mix it well.
  5. Add some mustard oil and mix it in
  6. Cut banana leaves into medium sizes  
  7. Wash and dry  
  8. Lightly roast the leaves directly on low flame 
  9. Keep a tablespoon  of  paneer  mix  on the  centre  of  each  leaf  place  a green  chilli  then  fold  the parcels properly  
  10. Secure the parcels with threads  
  11. Heat tawa brush with little oil  
  12. Arrange the parcels on tawa evenly 
  13. Cover it with a lid cook on low flame 
  14. After 8 to10 minutes turn the wrappers  
  15. Cover it again and cook for another 5 to 7 minutes  
  16. Serve with any kind of rice or paratha.