Koi Maach'r Paturi (Steamed Koi Fish)

Ingredients for Koi Maach'r Paturi:

Koi Fish - 4 Nos.
Mustard Oil 
Mustard Seed - 3 tbsp
Rice - 2 cups
Pumpkin Leaves - 3
Onion Slices - 1 cup
Green Chili - 4-5 Nos.
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt
Water

Process for cooking Koi Maach'r Paturi:

1. Soak Mustard Seeds in water for 30 minutes.
2. Meanwhile wash the fishes, Pumpkin leaves and Rice separately. Set them aside.
3. Take Mustard seed in a grinding bowl and add Turmeric Powder, Salt and Green Chili to it and grind them together. You need to make a fine paste. 
4. Mix Onion slices with the Paste. Coat the fishes with Mustard Paste. Pour few drops of Mustard Oil. Wrap each fish with pumpkin Leaves tightly. You can use a cotton thread to wrap the fish.
5. Now keep Rice in a deep bottom frying pan. Add 3.5 cups of Water to the rice. Once it starts boiling, the water level will be reduced. Now place the wrapped Fishes on the top of the rice. Cover the pan with a lid. Medium heat is required now. 
6. Turn off the heat. Koi Paturi is ready. 

Have you noticed, the rice has got yellow colour? You can serve Koi Paturi with that rice. Don't throw away the Pumpkin Leaves. You can grind it with 1 Green Chili and little Salt. 

Koi Fish Do Peyanja

Ingredients to cook Koi Fish Do Peyanja:

Koi Fish - 4 nos

Finely chopped Onion - 1 cup

Onion Paste - 1 tbsp

Garlic Paste - 1 tsp

Ginger Paste - 1 tsp

Cumin Seed Paste - 2 tsp

Coriander Powder - 1 tsp

Turmeric Powder - 1 pinch

Red Chili Powder - 1 tsp

Green Chili - 4-5 nos.

Finely chopped Tomato - 1 cup

Oil - 3 tbsp

Water as per your gravy need

Salt - as per your taste

Process to cook ingredients for Koi Fish Do Peyanja:

1. Heat oil in a cooking pan. Add chopped Onion and stir till it gets golden brown colour. Then add Ginger and Garlic paste. Cook for 1 minute. Then add Onion Paste and stir for 2-3 minutes. 
2. Add Cumin Powder, Coriander Powder, Turmeric Powder and Red Chili Powder. Add 2 tbsp of water. Cook for 2-3 minutes, 
3. Now add Green Chilis, chopped Tomatoes and Salt. Stir until it releases water. 
4. Add fishes. Stir until the spices coats the fishes. Now add water. Cook till water gets dried and you will notice oil on top. Add 2-3 green Chilis. Fold once. Turn off the heat. 

Serve Koi Fish Do-Peyanja with hot steamed Rice.