Banana Leaf Bream Recipe

Name: Banana Leaf Bream Recipe
Ingredients: 3 tbsp of rapeseed oil; 1/2 red onion, finely sliced; 1/2 tsp fennel seeds, lightly toasted; 150g of green mango, peeled and grated; 2 garlic cloves; 1 in of ginger; 1 lemongrass stalk, (remove the drier, huskier layers and use only the first 2-3 inches of the white bit at the bottom); 3 tbsp of freshly grated coconut, (or 2 tbsp desiccated coconut soaked for 30 mins); 8 curry leaves; 1 tbsp of Kashmiri chilli powder; 1/2 lime, juiced; 1/2 tsp sea salt; 1 sea bream, scaled and gutted (or use 2 fillets); 1 banana leaf; 1 tbsp of coconut oil

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This bream is smothered in a fragrant spice paste and wrapped in a banana leaf to cook - open at the table for a dramatic waft of steam!

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Ingredients

3 tbsp of rapeseed oil
1/2 red onion, finely sliced
1/2 tsp fennel seeds, lightly toasted
150g of green mango, peeled and grated
2 garlic cloves
1 in of ginger
1 lemongrass stalk, (remove the drier, huskier layers and use only the first 2-3 inches of the white bit at the bottom)
3 tbsp of freshly grated coconut, (or 2 tbsp desiccated coconut soaked for 30 mins)
8 curry leaves
1 tbsp of Kashmiri chilli powder
1/2 lime, juiced
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 sea bream, scaled and gutted (or use 2 fillets)
1 banana leaf
1 tbsp of coconut oil