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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
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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