500g fish pieces
4 small bunches of mint leaves
1 lemon
1/4 cup grated coconut
3 small bunches of cilantro
5 green chilies
1 banana leaf
Salt to taste

Patha Machili

1. Clean and wash the fish pieces in salt water and apply salt and lemon juice to the pieces.
2. Mix mint leaves, cilantro, salt, grated coconut, green chilies, lemon juice and make a paste in a blender. Apply this paste to all the pieces.
3. Cut the banana leaf into small portions. Keep each in one portion of leaf, close the leaf, tie with a thread and make as a packet.
4. Repeat the procedure for all pieces and steam cook in a vessel for 15 minutes.
5. Remove from the banana leaves, and serve hot.