Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, meen pollichathu. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Meen Pollichathu is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Meen Pollichathu is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
Meen Pollichathu - Fish cooked in banana leaves. Restaurant in Cherthala, India. "Meen Pollichathu" is a much sought after Kerala delicacy. Malayalees love for fish is well known and I'm no Last year when we attended a wedding in Kerala, Meen Pollichathu was also there on the. Meen pollichathu or fish fried in banana leaf is a delicacy in center and south kerala.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook meen pollichathu using 30 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Meen Pollichathu:
- Make ready Ingredients -
- Prepare 2 pomfret fish
- Get 3 tbsp. coconut oil
- Prepare 1 tsp. coriander leaves, chopped
- Take 1 banana leaf cut into half
- Make ready Marination -
- Get 1 tsp. ginger-garlic paste
- Get to taste salt
- Prepare 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
- Prepare 1 tsp. coriander powder
- Get 2-3 tsp. red chili powder
- Get 1/2 tsp. pepper powder
- Get 1 tsp. lemon juice
- Prepare 1 tbsp. coconut oil
- Get Curry -
- Make ready 1 tbsp. coconut oil
- Get 1/2 tsp. mustard seeds
- Get 1 tsp. ginger, chopped
- Take 1-2 onions, chopped
- Prepare 2-3 green chilies, chopped
- Prepare 1 sprig curry leaves
- Make ready 1 tsp. garlic, chopped
- Prepare 1 tomato, chopped
- Prepare to taste salt
- Prepare 1 tsp. coriander powder
- Make ready 1 tsp. red chili powder
- Prepare 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
- Prepare 1/4 cup tamarind juice
- Make ready 1/2 tsp. pepper powder
- Get 2 tbsp, fresh grated coconut
Pomfrets covered with a spicy masala, wrapped in banana leaves and shallow fried. Technorati Tags: fish recipe, meen pollichathu , kerala fish recipe, banana leaf fish recipe , Karimeen Hi Aarthi…Keep up your good work. Just want to add here, usually for meen pollichathu. Meen Pollichathu - fish marinated in a spicy South Indian style masala, wrapped and cooked in a banana leaf.
Steps to make Meen Pollichathu:
- Clean the fish and make few slits on both the sides. Keep aside. In a small bowl, mix all the above mentioned ingredients for the marination.
- Apply the marination on both sides of the fish and keep aside for 25-30 minutes. Heat 2 tbsp. oil in a pan and fry the marinated fish on both sides till done. Keep aside. Drain and keep aside.
- For the curry, add 1 tbsp. oil in another pan and temper with mustard seeds. After it stops spluttering, add the chopped onion, ginger, garlic, green chilies and curry leaves. Saute till light brown.
- Add tomatoes & saute till it is nicely mashed.
- Add all dry spices & mix well.
- Then add coconut & tamarind juice. Give it a stir. Saute till dry. Keep aside.
- Grease the leaf with a few drops of oil & spread some onion mix.
- Place the fish over it. Spread some more of the mix over other side of - the fish. (both sides of the fish should be well coated with the masala.
- Wrap the fish with banana leaf & tie with a string.
- Heat remaining oil & place wrapped banana parcels on it. Cover & cook one side for 3-4 minutes, before flipping it over to cook the other side too.
- Garnish with coriander leaves & serve with hot steamed rice.
Just want to add here, usually for meen pollichathu. Meen Pollichathu - fish marinated in a spicy South Indian style masala, wrapped and cooked in a banana leaf. This is the real deal "en papillote". #meenpollichathu #bananaleaffishfry #fishpollichathu. This recipe will guide you step by step on how to do Meen pollichathu (fish pollichathu) in. Meen Pollichathu is a Kerala style of fish baking with some spicy masala.
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