Patra Ni Machi Recipe - Fish Cooked In Banana Leaf

Name: Patra Ni Machi Recipe - Fish Cooked In Banana Leaf
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 pieces Pomfret (3 Pomfret fish); 2 tsp Table Salt (1 teaspoon Salt + 1 teaspoon Salt); 0 pieces Banana Leaf (Banana leaf to wrap the fish); 1 cup Cilantro (1 cup Coriander (Dhania) Leaves); 1 cup Mint (1 cup Mint Leaves (Pudina)); 5 pieces Green Chili (5 Green Chillies); 8 cloves Garlic (8 cloves Garlic); 1 tsp Cumin Seeds (1-1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera) — up to 0.5); ½ cup Coconut (1/2 cup Fresh coconut grated); 1 tsp Granulated Sugar (1 teaspoon Sugar); 1 tsp Lemon Juice (1 teaspoon Lemon juice)

Patra Ni Machi Recipe - Fish Cooked In Banana Leaf - Fish Recipes (Indian)

30 minIndian

Servings3

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Steps

1To begin making the Patra Ni Machi Recipe, Into a blender add all the ingredients mentioned under the list ‘For the chutney’ like the coconut, coriander leaves, mint leaves, green chillies, cumin seeds, salt, sugar and lemon juice and blend into fine thick paste. You need not add any water, make sure your paste is fine and thick.
2Clean the fish. Make small slits on the fish on both sides. Smear good amount of green chutney on both the sides of the fish.
3Place a steamer with little little water on heat.
4Now take a pieces of banana leaf and place it on steamer which is boiling. This helps the banana leaf to become soft and easy to fold without breaking or tearing. Place the banana leaf on steamer for about a minute on each side. Then remove it off.
5Place the fish on the banana leaf now and then fold it on all four sides to make a parcel.
6Place the wrapped banana leaf on steamer and steam for about 10 to 14 minutes until the fish is cooked through.
7Once done remove the fish from the steamer, carefully unwrap the banana leaf and transfer the steamed fish onto a serving plate and serve immediately.
8Serve Patra Ni Machi on its own along with some Steamed Rice andVegetable Dhansak or a perfect Parsi meal.