Begun Paturi: Eggplant in Banana leaf
This Eggplant dish is inspired from Bengali cuisine. It is healthy delicious and If you love simple soulful food that is packed with flavours which not only nourishes you but tastes amazing this begun Paturi recipe is just perfect for you.
Ingredients
- 300 grams Eggplant sliced lengthwise into 4 pieces
- 1 tablespoons Mustard seeds
- 1 tablespoon Poppy seeds
- 2 tablespoons Fresh coconut grated
- 5 Green Chillies slit
- 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder
- Salt to taste
- 1 Banana leaf cut into 10*8 rectangles
- 1 teaspoons Mustard oil
Instructions
- In a mortar and pestle or mixer grinder, make a coarse paste of mustard seeds, poppy seeds and green chilies by adding a little bit of water. grated coconut , salt to taste. Add in turmeric powder and mustard oil.
- Take a thick slice of baingan/eggplant.
- Make slits criss cross to stuff this masala paste.
- Stuff the masala nicely in the gaps and now wrap in banana leaf. Make a tight parcel using a thread
- Now take a non-stick pan and cook the parcels on it or like me steam them. In both the case close the pan with a heavy lid and cook on medium heat for 10 minutes.
- After this take them out of the pan remove the thread open the packet sprinkle some red chilli lemon juice and enjoy with fragrant gobindobhog rice and masur dal. Dig right in and ENJOY! DISCLAIMER: This maybe authentic or may not be authentic.
Nutrition
Calories: 79kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 2gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 190mgPotassium: 223mgFiber: 5gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 18IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 47mgIron: 1mg
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