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Patra Ni Macchi - Steamed Fish in a Herb Paste

Chef Tushar Tondvalkar Darpan, 25 Jul, 2025 03:15 PM
  • Patra Ni Macchi - Steamed Fish in a Herb Paste

Yield: 850 gms (80 gms per portion) 

Ingredients

  • 100 gms desiccated coconut 
  • 150 gms cilantro 
  • 75 gms mint leaves 
  • 10 gms green chilies 
  • 30 gms garlic 
  • 20 gms ginger  
  • Juice and zest of 1 lemon 
  • 10 gms salt 
  • 250 ml water 


Directions:

  1. Wash all the greens and keep them aside. 
  2. Add all the ingredients above to a blender and blend at high speed. Make sure all the ingredients are ground into a smooth paste. 
  3. Marinate any fish in the paste, approximately 80 g of paste for a 4 oz fish fillet. 
  4. Wrap the fish and herb paste in a banana leaf and steam it for 10 minutes or until the fish is cooked. 

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