Patrani Machchi

Name: Patrani Machchi
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 800 g/1¾ lb Fish; Banana leaves to wrap each fillet separately; 30 ml/2 Tbs Groundnut Oil; 90 ml/6 Tbs Malt Vinegar; Salt; 25 g/2 Tbs Sugar; 60 ml/4 Tbs Lemon juice; 6 Green Chillies; 50 g/1 cup Coriander; 100 g/1¼ cup Fresh Coconut; 3 Lemons; 15 g/5 tsp Cumin seeds; 15 g/7½ tsp Coriander seeds; 5 g/1 tsp Red Chilli powder; 20 g/2 Tbs Garlic

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 10

Appears in

Prashad

By J. Inder Singh Kalra

Published 1990

About

A weight—watchers’ dream, the Patrani Machchi is a Parsi delicacy cooked without any fat whatsoever. No Parsi banquet is complete without it.

Ingredients

800 g/1¾ lb Fish
90 ml/6 Tbs

Asia
India
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Preparation

THE FISH: Clean, wash, pat dry, make fillets and cut each fillet into two. Make horizontal slits in the pieces to create pockets. Sprinkle vinegar and salt, marinate for 30 minutes.

THE BANANA LEAVES: Trim, wash and wipe.

THE CHUTNEY: Remove the brown skin and grate coconut. Clean, wash and chop coriander. Remove stems, wash, sli