Fish Roasted in Banana leaf

 Ingredients:

• Fish (any single bone fish) - 500 grams
• Green chillies (chopped finely) - 2 nos
• Onions (chopped finely) - 1 small
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Mustard oli - 1 tsp
• Salt - 1 tsp
• Banana Leaves - 2

  Procedure:

• Clean, wash, drain and pat dry fish.
• Mix green chillies, onions, mustard seeds, a few drops of oil and salt.
• Rub this mixture into the fish. Keep this aside for about 20 minutes.
• Clean banana leaves with a damp cloth. Pass them over fire so as to make them pliable.
• Cut the leaves into suitable pieces (according to the size of the fish).

Method:

• Now wrap each fish into a piece of banana leaf to make individual parcel. Tie each packet with a string.
• Heat up a tava really well. Place the packets and cook from both sides. Roast till the leaf is    burnt and it starts releasing parcels place them on a plate and serve with steamed rice.

Source : Ashish Chopra (Culinary Historian, Travel Writer, Author, Columnist, Passionate Gourmet, Television Host