PATRANI MACCHI

Ingredients  

1,5 kg fish 
little vinegar
salt to taste
banana leaves to wrap each fillet
60 ml goundnut oil
6 lemons

For coconut chutney 

200 gms fresh coconut
100 gms coriander
12 green chillies
40 gms garlic
10 gms chilli powder
30 gms coriander seeds
30 gms cumin seeds
120 ml lemon juice
30 gms sugar
Salt To Taste


Method

 Clean and wash fish.Make fillets and cut each fillet into two.Make horizontal slits on the pieces.      Sprinkle vinegar and salt and miarinate for 30 minutes.
 Trim, wash and wipe banana leaves. Cut coconut into pieces.
 Clean and chop coriander.Wash, slit and remove the seeds from the green chillies. Peel garlic.
 Put all these and the remaining ingredients in the mixie to make a smooth paste. Keep aside.Stuff fish pieces with chutney and spread the rest on both sides. 
Apply oil on banana leaves and wrap each piece separately.Steam the wrapped fish pieces for 30 minutes. Cut lemon into wedges.After 30 minutes, remove fish from steam, unwrap arrange on a platter and serve with lemon wedges.