FISH WRAPPED IN BANANA LEAVES

 FISH WRAPPED IN BANANA LEAVES

Time 

Preparation time - 25 minutes

Cooking time- 35 minutes

Servings - 5 to 6

Ingredients ( spices paste)

Onion - 1 red , (finely chopped)

Red Chillies - 3 small , (seeded and chopped)

Dried shrimp paste - one tsp 

Fresh galangal  - 1 cm (1/2 inch) (finely chopped)

lemon grass - 1 stem , white portion only,( finely sliced)

Almonds- 6 blanched almonds, chopped

Kaffir  lime leaves, finely shredded

Sesame oil - 2 tsp

Vegetable oil -1 tsp

Soy sauce  - 1tsp

One banana leaf (about 50 x 30 cm/ 20 x 12 inches)

One whole trout or silver bream (about 750 g/11/2 lb),( cleaned and scaled)

Method 

1. First keep the kaffir lime leaves aside. Now put all the ingredients in mixer jar. Grinder it until smooth. Add two TSP of water if needed.
2. Heat the oil in pan.Cook the mixture in vegetable and sesame oil for five minutes Add soya sauce. Remove from the heat and wait for it to cool down.
3. Cut a large rectangle from the banana leaf and grease the oil with brush . Score the fish several times on both sides and rub in the paste, pushing it well into the cuts.
4. Place the fish on the banana leaf and fold over to make a parcel. Wrap again in foil to secure and protect. Cook over medium heat on a hot, lightly oiled barbecue grill or flat plate for 20-30 minutes, or until the flesh flakes easily when tested with a fork.

NUTRITION PER SERVE (6) Protein 31 g;

 Fat 15 g;

 Carbohydrate 3 g;

 Dietary Fibre 1 g; 

Cholesterol 75 mg;  (250 cal)