Turmeric has alot of benefits as we all know and turmeric leaves have antiseptic properties and hence it is used in Ayurvedic medicine. Turmeric leaves contain curcumin which is a powerful antioxidant.
Turmeric leaves have a neutral aroma and are used widely in the Goan community in India for making Patoli.
Patoli is a traditional recipe made by Goankars and Christians on 15th August which marks the feast of “The Assumption”. Turmeric leaves add a unique taste to this sweet recipe and your home will be filled with its beautiful aroma when you cook them.
But how about people who do not like to have sweets and would still like to use turmeric leaves in their diet once in a while. So here I’m sharing another recipe using them.
Grilled fish wraps where we are wrapping the fish into parcels of turmeric leaves. While grilling, the heat intensifies the flavor of the leaf which is transferred onto the fish giving it a wonderful aroma and adds a distinct flavor.
Ingredients
Surmai/Seer Fish 4-5 pieces
Turmeric leaves 7-8
Fresh grated 1/2 coconut
1 cup coriander leaves
1 cup mint leaves
1 tsp cumin seeds
7-8 cloves of garlic
1 inch ginger
1 lemon’s juice
Green chilies as per preferred spiciness
Procedure
Wash the turmeric leaves and pat them dry with a kitchen towel.
Clean and wash the pieces of fish well. You can even use mackerel/bangda fish in this recipe. Make sure to make slits on the mackerel.
Make a coarse paste of coconut, ginger, garlic, green chilies, coriander leaves, mint leaves, cumin seeds and lemon juice. Do not use water to make this paste. The marinade is ready.
Marinate the fish and leave it aside for an hour.
Now wrap the pieces of marinated fish in the turmeric leaves.
One piece of fish will be wrapped in one leaf. If the leaf is not broad enough, use another leaf to cover it sideways and then secure it with a piece of thread. Wrap all the fish pieces similarly.
Heat up the grill pan and grease it with oil liberally. When heated, add the wrapped fish and simmer the flame to make sure the fish cooks well inside the leaves. Keep drizzling with oil if necessary.
Flip the pieces when grilled on the bottom side.
Once the leaves turn brown and crisp, the fish is done. To make sure, unwrap one piece and try it.
Serve it with a side of grilled veggies and steamed rice.
This blog post is part of the blog challenge ‘Blogaberry Dazzle’ hosted by Cindy D’Silva and Noor Anand Chawla
My World with Eira 
Yum, Yum, Yum!!! A must try!
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this looks super duper yum and wow . thanks for the step by step images. The recipe is clear, gonna try this weekend
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I have seen my mom wrapping fish in banana leaves or pumpkin leaves. Turmeric leave is very new to me actually. Will try this for sure.
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Amazing recipe. Loved how you mentioned turmeric leaves benefits. Definitely should try it, a healthy and yummy option.
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This is the 1st time I have heard about Turmeric Leaves! I bet using them adds its own unique flavor to the dish. That grilled fish looks so appetising !
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U have explained the recipe well, along with the pictures. A good one to try by those who eat fish.
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This grilled fish wrap is one of my favourite dishes and Loved the way you briefed it with some superb pictures. A must-try dish for sure.
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Love the taste of Surmai but never tried this kind of preparation. Will give it a try
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I am definitely trying this delicious sounding recipe out! It seems easy to recreate and also wholesome. Thanks for sharing!
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We eat a dish that’s close to this recipe. Our dish is called Paturi. I think it’s quite similar to your recipe. This is so mouth watering. Loved it too much. Thanks for sharing.
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Wow, this recipe seems so good and unique. I am sure all the fish lovers would like to try their hands-on recipe. The leaf wrap seems very nice and unique to me. Will suggest this to my friend who loves fish dishes.
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I have had patrani machchi but not one using turmeric leaves. This one looks delightful. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
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We make Idlies by wrapping them in the turmeric or ginger leaves.
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This looks like a must-try. I love the flavor of coriander in fish. And the subtle flavor of turmeric will surely be delicious. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
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Turmeric is such a time-tested natural ingredient with many medicinal properties. It is a standard ingredient in almost all curries and other preparations. Was not aware though of the use of Turmeric leaves. Sandy N Vyjay
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Nice recipe! The benefits of turmeric have been listed out very well.
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I am surely going to try this. I have made basa fish wrapped in Banana leaves but this marinade sounds really good. I don’t eat but I do cook and this is a sure shot winner of a recipe.
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This looks really delicious. My husband loves fish . Trying out this recipe soon
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Amazing recipe , would really like to try some day at home . This is really something new for mumbaikar. I know something similar called patrani machi .
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Looks yummy…can we try something like this with paneer…vegetarian options would be great for such recipies…
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We recently had fried fish and it was yummy, shall try this recipe and ask vegetable vendor to get the turmeric leaves. If we don’t have turmeric leaves, then what alternate do you suggest.
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Seems like a yummy and healthy recipe. And your post offers detailed instructions with pics which I am sure will help anyone trying this for the first time.
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Seema, I am a vegetarian and you will have to give me a veg version of this recipe now. I really liked how wonderfully this dish has been cooked.
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Try it with paneer Hansa. You will love it.
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This looks delicious and tasty. I would love to make this fish dish at home someday. Will try it out this weekend.
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I have heard of grilled fish wrapped in plantain leaves but turmeric leaves is a first time. It has all the goodness of turmeric. This is awesome.
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That looks superb yummy. My daughter likes fish, will try your recipe next time.
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Amazing recipe . Turmeric leave is very new to me actually. This looks delicious
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I never heard about turmeric leaves wrapped grilled fish. We usually use banana leaves for this recipe. New for me and would love to try this one.
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Tho I am a vegetarian I liked the version of turmeric leaves. Vl suggest my friends who die on fish!
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I am vegetarian person but it look yummy. Really like the cooking method wrapping marinated fish and turmeric leaves .this is new for me
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I have a thing for coastal traditional dishes like Patoli. Would love to read your recipe and try the same today. The only issue I think I’ll face will be to procure turmeric leaves. Not sure if the leaves are easily available in my locality.
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Coastal fish dishes are awesome and you know how much I love fish. I am going to ask my mom to try this one!
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You have shared such a yummy recipe! Sadly I am married in a pure vegetarian family and my own mom is a conservative cook which means no experimentation with fish! Hopefully I will taste it some day.
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Loved the recipe and could virtually taste it. You explained it quite well:)
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I have seen my Tai maa used to make these fish wraps which seems to be very tempting. But being a vegetarian never tried nor tasted it. But for my husband and kiddos, I would definitely give it a try.
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I love to fishes whether it’s fish curry, dip fry fish or fish cutlet…. This is the new dish I came across this dish…
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The dish sounds very mouthwatering. Will try with paneer
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Being a vegetarian I don’t know much about this but I am definitely reading this way of cooking in wraps for the first time.
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A pure-vegetarian here, but I liked how you have wrapped the fish in the turmeric leaves.
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wow this looks delicious. I love fish and I am gonna try it
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I love fish. But I never tried making it in turmeric leaves. it is different but looks yummy. Bookmarking it!
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Wow I can’t wait to try this recipe at my place. But just a question are these turmeric leaves easily available in market? What are they called commonly?
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Monsoon is the season for these leaves. At the end of July- August you will find them easily. Known as Haldi leaves only.
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