How long does it take to make Healthy Fulkopir Paturi Recipe (Bengali Style Cauliflower Dumplings)?

The total time to make Healthy Fulkopir Paturi Recipe (Bengali Style Cauliflower Dumplings) is 85 minutes. Preparation takes 10 minutes and cooking takes 75 minutes.

Healthy Fulkopir Paturi Recipe (Bengali Style Cauliflower Dumplings)

Name: Healthy Fulkopir Paturi Recipe (Bengali Style Cauliflower Dumplings)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 85 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Bengali Recipes
Ingredients: 1 cup Cauliflower (gobi) grated; 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi); 1/4 teaspoon Red Chilli powder; 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera); 1/4 teaspoon Sugar; 1 teaspoon Mustard oil; Salt salt to taste; 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu) powder using mortar and pestle; 3/4 teaspoon Poppy seeds powder using mortar and pestle; 2 Green Chillies chopped; 1/4 cup Fresh coconut grated; 4 Garlic cloves; 1/2 Banana leaf to line the steamer; 1/2 Banana leaf lightly toss in heat and cut them into squares and remove the stem; 10 Toothpicks; Oil few drops for greasing

Uma Raghuraman

July 11, 2020

1327 Ratings

Healthy Fulkopir Paturi Recipe (Bengali Style Cauliflower Dumplings) - Recipe image with step-by-step cooking instructions

Time:Prep: 10 M|Cook: 1h 15m|Total: 1h 25min

Makes:2 Servings

Meal:Lunch

Cuisine:Bengali Recipes

This Fulkopir Paturi recipe is a vegetarian twist to the traditional Bengali ‘Paturi’, which is typically made with fish. Fish are marinated with spices dominated by mustard and then steam cooked in a banana leaf. In this vegetarian Paturi recipe, 'Fulkopir' or Cauliflower is grated and marinated in a spicy paste. Since this dish is steam cooked, there is very less use of oil. The flavours of the marinade remains intact after steaming.

Fulkopir Paturi is a healthy and guilt free side dish that can be a part of your Bengali Meal, along with Phulka, Chirer Pulao, and Chaler Payesh. It can also be served with plain cooked rice.

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Fulkopir Paturi is a healthy and guilt free side dish that can be a part of your Bengali Meal, along with Phulka, Chirer Pulao, and Chaler Payesh. It can also be served with plain cooked rice.

If you like this recipe, fill your Bengali recipe cookbook with more authentic recipes of Bengal, like-

Ingredients

To Be Ground For Marination

1 cup Cauliflower (gobi), grated

1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)

1/4 teaspoon Red Chilli powder

1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)

1/4 teaspoon Sugar

1 teaspoon Mustard oil

Salt, salt to taste

1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu), powder using mortar and pestle

3/4 teaspoon Poppy seeds, powder using mortar and pestle

2 Green Chillies, chopped

1/4 cup Fresh coconut, grated

4 Garlic, cloves

For Steaming

1/2 Banana leaf, to line the steamer

1/2 Banana leaf, lightly toss in heat and cut them into squares and remove the stem

10 Toothpicks

Oil, few drops for greasing

Instructions for Healthy Fulkopir Paturi Recipe (Bengali Style Cauliflower Dumplings)

To prepare Healthy Fulkopir Paturi Recipe, wash and grate cauliflower and soak in hot water for 2-3 minutes.

Drain the water, squeeze the grated cauliflower, and set them aside in a wide bowl.

Grind together all the ingredients given under 'To Be Ground For Marination' using very little water to make a thick paste.

Add the ground paste, salt, sugar, turmeric powder, chilli powder, mustard oil, and cumin seeds to the cauliflower.

Mix them well using your hands, cover and set it aside for 45 minutes.

Line a Steamer with banana leaf.

Take small portions of the marinated vegetables and shape them into dumplings using your hand.

Place the shaped portion in the center of the cut banana leaf squares, close with banana leaf and seal them using a toothpick.

Repeat this method for the remaining marinated cauliflower dumplings.

Steam for 12- 15 minutes.

Serve Healthy Fulkopir Paturi Recipe along with Phulka, Chirer Pulao, and Chaler Payesh. It can also be served with plain cooked rice.

Recipe Tags

Vegetarian Recipes,Side Dish Recipes,Healthy Recipes,Cauliflower Recipes (Phool Gobi)

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