Baked Fish Wrapped In Banana Leaves

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs firm fish fillets
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 garlic cloves
• 4 fresh green chilies, roughly chopped
• 1 cup coriander leaves, roughly chopped
• 2 ounces coconut, dried
• 3 tablespoons lime juice or 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon tamarind paste
• 2 tablespoons soft brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons cumin seeds, dry-roasted
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons ghee
• banana leaves or aluminum foil

Recipe

• 1 cut fish into large pieces, wash and pat dry. salt and set aside.
• 2 mix the garlic, chillies, coriander leaves, coconut, lime or lemon juice, tamarind, sugar, cumin and salt into a paste and smear over fish. let marinate 1 hour.
• 3 grease foil (if using) with ghee. place a piece of fish on a banana leaf or foil piece and fold so fish is encased.
• 4 coat an oven-safe dish with ghee and place wrapped fish pieces into the dish. cook for 30 minutes at 350 degrees f.
• 5 unwrap one piece of fish to check if it's cooked through and cook until finished.