CHITAL MACH BHAPA

Ingredients:

(Serving three)

1. Chital fish(Chitala Chitala) – 300 gms (back part of the fish ,boneless and grounded finely)
2. Mustard oil – three/four table spoons
3. Green chili paste  – 1 tea spoon
4. Green chili –  1(for each banana leaf pillow)
5. Mustard paste – three tea spoons
6. Coconut – 1 cup (grounded)
7. Salt to taste
8. Banana leaf - cut in rectangles to wrap and make like pillow
9. Thread - to tie the pillow of banana leaf.

Direction –

• Put the back side of the banana leaves on frying pan or tawa for 5 seconds to soften and brush it with mustard oil and put aside .
• Take a bowl and mix fish , mustard paste , green chili paste , coconut , 2 table spoons of mustard oil and mix it well.
• Add salt to taste .
• Take a banana leaf piece.
• Put one table spoon of mixture on it , one green chilli and add few drops of mustard oil and fold it like a pillow and tie it with clean thread.
• Make all the pillows with the mixture.
• Place all the banana leaf pillows in a steamer.
• Steam for ten minutes.
• Chital Fish Bhapa is ready to serve with rice .