BBC Food - Recipes - Banana leaf-baked sea bass

Ingredients

• ¼ tsp ground white pepper
• ¼ tsp ground black pepper
• ¼ nutmeg , finely grated
• ¼ tsp ground tailed pepper (also known as cubeb berries)
• ¼ tsp cumin seeds
• ¼ tsp anise ed
• 1 dried long pepper
• ½ tsp coriander seeds
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 7 shallots , finely chopped
• 3 red chillies , de-seeded, finely chopped
• 2cm/¾in piece fresh root ginger , peeled, finely chopped
• 1cm/½in piece fresh galangal , peeled, finely chopped
• 2cm/¾in piece fresh turmeric , fried until golden-brown
• ½ tsp ready-made tamarind paste
• 4 candle nuts
• 1 lemongrass stalk, tough outer leaves removed, soft inner stem chopped
• 1 tsp coconut sugar
• 1 large whole sea bass (approximately 2kg/4lb 8oz), de-scaled, gutted, rinsed inside and out under cold water
• 2 limes , juice only
• salt , to taste
• small bunch lemon- basil leaves
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 x 70x40cm/28x16in banana leaf, to wrap the fish