Chef Kundan from Karma Royal Haathi Mahal shares this secret recipe from the menu at Casa Lisboa at Haathi Mahal resort. It features banana leaves that provide such a beautiful way to present meals such as plates, wraps and parcels. In the ‘Patrani Macchi’, the banana leaves are used for wrapping fish for grill-steaming – the fragrant leaves help to seal in moisture and infuse a subtle aroma.
P.S. You can usually pick up banana leaves at any local Asian grocery.
Method
- Clean the fish. Make small slits on both the side of fish. Add salt and lemon juice and keep it marinated for 15 minutes.
- Make a paste by grinding together fresh coriander, mint leaves, green chili, grated coconut, and garlic in in a mixer by adding little water.
- Coat the fish with freshly grinded paste.
- Wrap the fish in banana leaf and steam the fish in a steamer for 20 minutes.
- Serve hot.
