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Keralan banana leaf grilled fish recipe
Photo: Gregor Moser

Keralan banana leaf grilled fish recipe

15 ingredients 35 min + 15 min 4 people openrecipes

This is not a heavy dish but is really satisfying and just needs a little salad or some potatoes on the side to become a filling, healthy meal.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

842
Calories
29g
Protein
55g
Fat
66g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 14 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Banana 1 medium (118g) 105
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Fennel 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Seed not in our table 0
Tamarind not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 coconut or vegetable oil
  • tbsp fillets tilapia or other fish
  • 4 curry leaves
  • 14 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 1 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 6 ginger, finely chopped
  • 6 green chilli, finely chopped (adjust to taste)
  • g small tomatoes, chopped
  • 0.5 powdered fennel seeds
  • 2 powdered cloves
  • 1 tamarind paste (adjust to taste)
  • pinch lemon juice
  • 1 turmeric powder
  • pinch squares of banana leaves, large enough to wrap the fish in, or aluminium foil
  • 0.33 lengths string, enough to tie the packages - alternatively, you can use toothpicks

Directions

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By lovefood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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