Step-by-step Guide To Making Gathi Kachur Paturi: A Must-try Monsoon Recipe

We all have often tasted Bengali-style Paturi. Mostly for Fish lovers, Hilsa Paturi and Bhetki Paturi are some of the well-known. Still, the flavour of raw paturi is superior even with this vegetarian version. Hot rice is a typical side dish for this delicious food item. Little components can be used to quickly make a large quantity of paturi.

This monsoon season, vegetarian gathi kachu paturi is a good match with hot steamed rice. With its sweet coconut flavour and mustard seed aroma, this vegetarian recipe will appeal to all ages of the family. While there are a few different ways to make Gathi Kachu, Kachur Paturi is considered to have the most flavour. It is also observed that Gathi Kachur Paturi amuses visitors from the outsiders to the metropolis. Below are the easiest steps to follow if you have a knack towards a Bengali vegetarian dish.

Gathi Kochur Paturi: Ingredients

To produce a large amount of paturi, very few components of the following ingredients are required:

1. Very Good quality gathi kachu that can be boiled easily.
2. Fresh banana leaves
3. Grated coconut
4. Poppy seeds
5. Mustard
6. Raw chillies
7. Mustard oil
8. A tiny bit of turmeric
9. Salt

Gathi Kochur Paturi: Steps To Make

• At first, wash the ‘Kochu’ very thoroughly and boil it in low flame.
• Now mix the grated coconut, poppy seed, and green chillies and make a proper paste of it.
• Now keep the paste aside peel off the outer layering of the boiled ‘Kochu’ and mix it with the paste.
• Mash the paste thoroughly so that no lumps are left in it. You can also also use a grinder to make the mashed stuffing.
• When the mashed paste is ready add the required amount of mustard oil, some turmeric and salt as per taste.
• To cover up the paturi cut out medium size of banana leaves. After which put the stuffing on it.
• Before adding the batter coat the top with some some mustard mustard oil and green chillies.
• Now, close the opening of the paturi, tie it with a very thin thread and set it over boiling water.
• Once this is maintained for almost twenty minutes, the delectable gathi kachur paturi is prepared.

This is a very easy Bengali dish to make in a very short period. If you are someone to try something new this monsoon then this vegetarian dish is a must to try on.