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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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