Patrani Machchi

Name: Patrani Machchi
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups (120 grams) chopped fresh cilantro; 5 green chiles, stemmed; 4 teaspoons cumin seeds; 12 cloves garlic; 3 or 4 banana leaves; 8 (7-ounce/200-gram) boneless pomfret fillets (you can use pompano or butterfish); 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice; 1½ teaspoons table salt; 1 cup (120 grams) grated fresh coconut (or frozen unsweetened coconut)

Fish fillets spread with green chutney, wrapped in banana leaves, and steamed

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

Traditionally this dish is steamed, but you can also cook it in a sauté pan over medium heat, turning it frequently so that the banana leaf doesn’t burn.

Ingredients

8 (7-ounce/200-gram) boneless pomfret fillets (you can use pompano or butterfish)

Asia
India
Starter
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Cut each fish fillet into pieces 2 inches by 1½ inches (5 cm by 4 cm). Sprinkle with ½ teaspoon of the salt and 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice and put in the refrigerator to marinate for 30 minutes.
Put the coconut, cilantro, chiles, cumin, and garlic in a food pro