Recipe: Patra ni Machhi (Fish wrapped in banana leaves)

Tantalise your taste buds with this signature Parsi delicacy. It is succulent, healthy and loaded with zesty flavour.

Ingredients:



For the chutney:



Method

•  Wash the fish thoroughly. Once clean, marinate it with vinegar and salt and set it aside.

•  Prepare the green chutney by mixing the ingredients into a smooth paste.

•  Apply the chutney on both sides of each fish fillet, wrap them in banana leaves and tie a thread around each to keep them tight.

•  Fry the fish in oil and serve hot.

Gulnaz Mondegarian is an expert in Iranian cuisine who has co-hosted Food Diaries alongside Zarnak Sidhwa to celebrate Community Food Week

Published in The Express Tribune, Ms T, April 6^th, 2014.