FISH IN BANANA LEAVES

Chunks of fish smeared with green chutney, wrapped in banana leaves and steamed Preparation Time : 15 minutes Cooking Time : 10-12 minutes Servings : 4

Ingredients

King fish (surmai) fillets, large chunks 8 Salt to taste Lemon juice 4 tablespoons Coconut, scraped 1/2 cup Green chillies, chopped 4 Fresh coriander leaves, chopped 1 cup Garlic 6-8 cloves Cumin seeds 3 teaspoons Banana leaves 3-4

Method

Sprinkle lemon juice and salt on the fish chunks and marinate for fifteen minutes. Grind together coconut, green chillies, coriander leaves, garlic and cumin seeds to a fine paste. Keep each fish piece on a piece of banana leaf, spread green chutney on both sides and fold the leaf over the fish to make a parcel. Heat water in a steamer. Keep the fish parcel in the steamer and steam for five to seven minutes. Serve hot.