Salmon pollitchattu – Meera Sodha

Ingredients

• 1 packet of frozen banana leaves
• 3 tbsp coconut oil
• 20 curry leaves
• 6 big banana shallots, thinly sliced
• 5 cloves of garlic, crushed
• 3cm ginger, peeled and grated
• 4 green finger chillies, finely chopped (3 if you’d prefer less heat)
• 400g juicy vine tomatoes, chopped
• 2 tsp tamarind paste
• ½ tsp turmeric
• ¾ tsp salt
• 6 salmon fillets, skinned