STEAMED POMFRET FISH

INGREDIENTS :-
(SERVING THREE)

1. Fresh Pomfret fish  - 3
2. Poppy seed - 3 tea spoons,
3. Sesame - 2 tea spoons ,
4. Charmagaj (melon seeds ) - 3 tea spoons ,
5. Cashew nut Paste 2 tea spoons,
6. Green chili -2-3 
7. Mustard oil - 3 table spoons ,
8. Salt and Sugar to taste .
9. Banana leaf (1 foot x 1 foot ) - 4
10. Lemon Juice -2 table spoons
11. Coriander leaf paste 2 table spoons ,
12. Cardamom powder -1 tea spoon.
13. Fresh cream - 100 ml.

DIRECTION:-

Marination of the fish :-

• Take the fish in a bowl and add salt and lemon juice and put it aside for ten minutes .
• After ten minutes wash the fish thoroughly and marinate the fish with salt to taste ,lemon juice and coriander leaves paste and keep it for ten more minutes .

Preparation of the banana leaves :-

• At first brush oil in the deep green side of the banana leaves .
• Hold the two sides of the leaves one by one six inches above the flame just for few seconds  and put them aside .

Method of cooking :-

• Make a paste with Poppy seed ,Sesame ,Charmagaj (melon seeds ) ,Cashew nut Paste ,Green chili. 
• Add one table spoon Mustard oil in the mixture .
• Salt and Sugar to taste 
• Put frying pan on the flame and pour rest of the mustard oil in the pan .
• Switch off the flame while setting the leaves .
• Put one banana leaf on the oil from right to left direction and place another banana leaf from to to bottom direction so that it looks like + sign.
• Take one marinated fish and dip it in the mixed spice and place it on the banana leaves .
• Continue the same process with all the fish .
• Sprinkle cardamom powder over the pomfret fish pieces .
• Pour fresh cream over all the fish .
• Next cover the fish with the rest two banana leaves .
• Cover the frying pan with a lid .
• Switch on the flame and cook in very low flame for fifteen minutes .
• Serve on banana leaves .
• Hot steamed pomfret fish is ready to serve .