Food
Patra Ni Macchi - Steamed Fish in a Herb Paste
Chef Tushar Tondvalkar Darpan, 25 Jul, 2025
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:
- Wash all the greens and keep them aside.
- Add all the ingredients above to a blender and blend at high speed. Make sure all the ingredients are ground into a smooth paste.
- Marinate any fish in the paste, approximately 80 g of paste for a 4 oz fish fillet.
- 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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