This post on recipes is at the risk of being ousted from the gardening community. But then this could be accommodated well within the value chain of gardening - making the best out of garden harvest- a result of sustainable organic gardening for food :)Here's to my container banana tree and for my blogger friend Helen.
Fish with mustard smoked in banana leaf
Marinate hilsa/ shad fish (8 pieces) in fresh coconut paste(2tbsp), mustard paste(2tbsp), garlic paste (1/4 tsp), chopped green chillies (3), turmeric powder (1/2 tsp), salt and mustard oil for about an hour.
Clean the banana leaves by dipping it in hot water and allowing it to dry. Fold each marinated fish piece in a banana leaf and tie it with a thread to hold it together. Steam cook for 15-20 mins and serve.
Fish in green paste
White fish fillets (750gms/1.7lb). Marinate with salt and 3-4 tbsp lemon juice for half an hour. Grind grated coconut (1 cup), chopped coriander leaves (1cup), coriander seeds (1tbsp), cumin seeds (2 tbsp), chopped garlic (2tbsp), lemon juice (1), 4 green chillies and salt in to a thick green paste. Marinate the fish again in this green paste for another half hour. Place each marinated fillet on a separate banana leaf piece and cover it with the marinade. Wrap tightly and steam for 20-25 mins. Once done, garnish with lemon slices.
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Hi, it's a very great blog.
ReplyDeleteI could tell how much efforts you've taken on it.
Keep doing!
@OTGE: Thanks very much! It's great to hear that. It motivates me to keep at it. Besides, I didn't know my blog would interest someone like you :)Thanks for stopping by.
ReplyDeleteOOOh I thank you from the bottom of my heart. You are just too much and a sweetie pie too. One question though, how do you make coconut paste? Or can you send me a recipe link for these pastes? Thank you....... thank you so much!
ReplyDelete@Helen: The pleasure is all mine. I posted a comment on your new post today, and that's where I added a bit on the coconut paste too.
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome to ask more questions. I'd love answering those.
The recipes make my mouth water! Yumm, I can imagine the taste.
ReplyDeleteBTW - good to know banana trees can grow in pots. I've only seen huge trees.
You are planting banana from a pot? That's great. I like this recipe too.
ReplyDelete@Evelyn: Thanks!!! All I have is a balcony and tessellated walkway. So anything I wish to grow has to be in containers :)
ReplyDelete@Autumn: Thanks for stopping by. It's the space strapped balcony that gets you thinking and experimenting...
ReplyDeleteThat sounds delicious! Thanks a lot. I'm always on the lookout for recipes incorporating bananas (or any part of the banana plant). I have about 50 (or 60+... who's counting?) banana plants and sometimes they all start fruiting at the same time. Then I'm run off my feet trying to put them to use before I have a mountain of rotting bananas :P
ReplyDelete@Sunita: That's quite a number. Lucky you!!!
ReplyDelete*Urban Green nods with delight*
I'll mail you more banana recipes sometime later. Hope it comes of some help in breaking down the mountain...
I have just made your fish with banana leaf recipe. It was amazing. I used blue eye cod which is more common in Sydney...and also used the leaves of cardamon ginger bc they are in my garden. I used a bamboo steamer and it was delicious. Cheers, Lanie
ReplyDelete@Lanie: How nice! I'm so glad you liked it too. Thanks for stopping by. I'll hook up to your blog now...
ReplyDeleteThis recipe sounds yummy! We usually use banana leaf to line the steamer only but not wrap the whole fish to steam. It is a good idea to wrap to whole fish... wrapping would give more banana leaf aroma to the fish. I would want to try steaming fish like this one day. TQ for sharing!
ReplyDelete@Stephanie: You are most welcome! Do let me know how it turns out...thanks for stopping by.
ReplyDeleteOoh yum! I don't think this is non-gardening related at all when you consider you are harvesting from your own garden. :)
ReplyDelete@perennial gardener: Thanks, that was comforting. I kept wondering if I was drifting...thanks for visiting my blog.
ReplyDeleteI am drooling... My question: can ANY banana leaves be used for cooking or only the leaves from certain types of banana trees?
ReplyDelete@Tatyana: I don't know too many varieties. I've grown up watching my mum make fantastic steamed stuff wrapped in banana leaves. On special occasions, we eat off a banana leaf (use it like a plate). Banana leaf is considered to have nutrient and medicinal properties and when in contact with warm food served on it, is absorbed by the food we eat.
ReplyDeletegreat post today!!! no ousting here yet! lol
ReplyDeleteHello, you have been giving us some great recipies, thank you very much for this... so sad that we don´t have banana leaves around... have to acomodate something else.
ReplyDeletemaría cecilia, from Chile
Yum! It sounds so good and I think most gardeners enjoy finding new recipes. I sure do.
ReplyDelete@Tootsie: Thanks a lot!
ReplyDelete*Urban Green smiles shyly*
@Maria: Oh! You don't find banana leaves? Never mind, you could try the same recipe with other edible leaves. For e.g. you could try it with turmeric plant leaves. Turmeric is a rhizome that is dried and powdered to a bright yellow colored spice, and used extensively in Indian food.
@Catherine: Thanks for stopping by. I totally agree with you. Finding new recipes and getting to try them with our garden harvest is good fun :)
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