Fish in Banana Leaves

Ingredients list for Fish in Banana Leaves

• 4 King fish (surmai) darnes
• to taste Salt
• Marinade
• 1 inch Fresh turmeric , washed
• 1 inch Lemongrass stalk
• 1 teaspoon Ginger , grated
• 2 Fresh red chillies
• 2 1/2 Lemons
• to taste Salt
• 2 tablespoons Jaggery , chopped
• 2 Banana leaves , cut into medium sized pieces
• to serve Roasted tomato chutney
• to garnish Micro greens
• to garnish Lemongrass

Method

1. Place fish darnes on a plate, sprinkle salt over them and set aside.
2. To make the marinade, thinly slice fresh turmeric and lemongrass and put into a bowl. Add ginger. Finely chop red chillies and add. Squeeze juice of 1½ lemons into the same bowl. Add salt and jaggery and mix well.
3. Dip each fish darne in this prepared marinade and place on a piece of banana leaf. Drizzle a little marinade on top.
4. Wrap the fish in the banana leaf, seal the edges with toothpicks to create a parcel and set aside.
5. Light sufficient coal in a barbeque, place the prepared parcels on it, cover and cook for 4-5 minutes.
6. Drizzle a little oil and flip. Cover and cook for 5 minutes more. Take it off the heat.
7. Discard the toothpicks, gently open the parcels.
8. Spread a little tomato chutney on two serving plates and place 2 fish parcels on each plate. Keep the lemon grass on one side of the serving plates. Garnish with micro greens and squeeze juice of the remaining lemon on the fish and serve hot.