Bombay Fish Steamed in Banana Leaves Recipe

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Ingredients
10
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Nutrition
21
Calories
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Ingredients:

  • 3 large garlic cloves
  • 1 to 2 small fresh serrano chiles 1/2 cupgrated fresh coconut or unsweetened desiccated coconut
  • 1 cup fresh cilantro sprigs
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/2 tsp coarse salt , or to taste
  • six 5-oz pieces salmon or haddock fillet with skin

Directions:

  1. Make sauce: Mince garlic and, wearing protective gloves, mince serranos. In a blender purée all sauce ingredients until smooth.
  2. If using banana leaves, cut away ribs and in a large bowl of hot water soften leaves 1 minute to help keep them from splitting. Cut six 8-inch squares from leaves. On a work surface arrange 1 leaf square and pat dry. Spread 1 teaspoon herb sauce down middle of square to equal length of a piece of fish and arrange piece, skin side down, on sauce. Spread 1 tablespoon sauce over piece. Fold top and bottom edges of leaf over piece and fold sides of leaf over piece, enclosing it. Arrange packet, seam sides down, in a bamboo steamer or on a large steamer rack. Make 5 more packets in same manner and arrange in steamer or on rack.
  3. Steam packets over boiling water, covered, until fish is just cooked through, about 8 minutes. Serve fish immediately.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 20.92 Kcal (88 kJ)
Calories from fat 1.07 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.12g 0%
Sodium 202.17mg 8%
Potassium 148.65mg 3%
Total Carbs 3.81g 1%
Sugars 0.25g 1%
Dietary Fiber 2.42g 10%
Protein 0.3g 1%
Vitamin C 10mg 17%
Vitamin A 1mg 33%
Iron 118.7mg 660%
Calcium 51.6mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 47.05 Kcal (197 kJ)
Calories from fat 2.4 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.27g 0%
Sodium 454.65mg 8%
Potassium 334.29mg 3%
Total Carbs 8.57g 1%
Sugars 0.55g 1%
Dietary Fiber 5.43g 10%
Protein 0.69g 1%
Vitamin C 22.5mg 17%
Vitamin A 2.2mg 33%
Iron 267mg 660%
Calcium 115.9mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 0
    Points
  • 0
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free,
  • high fiber

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