Name: Karimeen Pollichathu
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: Pearl fish (4 to 5 nos, Karimeen); 10 nos Black pepper (crushed); 5 nos Button onions (Kunjulli); 10 nos Whole red chillies (Kollamulaku); ½" long Ginger; 1 no Garlic pods; ½ tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tbsp Red chilly powder; Salt (As reqd); 2 stalks Curry leaves; 1 cup Coconut oil; Aluminium foil (A roll); 1 cup Button onions (Kunjulli); 1 tsp Red chilly powder; Salt (As reqd); 2 stalks Curry leaves

Karimeen Pollichathu

Karimeen Pollichathu

Kerala Style Pearl fish(Karimeen) fry

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

Pearl fish 4 to 5 nos, Karimeen
10 nos Black pepper crushed
5 nos Button onions Kunjulli
10 nos Whole red chillies Kollamulaku
½" long Ginger
1 no Garlic pods
½ tsp Turmeric powder
1 tbsp Red chilly powder
Salt As reqd
2 stalks Curry leaves
1 cup Coconut oil
Aluminium foil A roll

For the Gravy:

1 cup Button onions Kunjulli
1 tsp Red chilly powder
Salt As reqd
2 stalks Curry leaves

Instructions

For cleaning the Pearl fish: 1)Pearl fish comes with a coating of thick scales which has to be sliced off with a sharp knife, keeping the head and tail intact.
Rub the fish on rough surface( on a cutting board) with salt and clean inside out.
Wash with clean water and soak them in curd/lemon juice to get rid of the any bad smell of the fish.
After half an hour, take the fish out of the curd/lemon juice and wash in clean water.
Make slits through the fish diagonally.
For preparing the masala: 1)Grind together black pepper, small onions, red chillies, ginger and garlic into a coarse paste.
Add red chilly powder, turmeric and salt and little water to make the masala to a paste form.
Rub it all over the fish inside out.
Keep the curry leaves pasted to the fish too.
Refrigerate it covered for about half an hour for the masala to absorbed into the fish.
Take out and fry in coconut oil on both sides, until it turns dark brown.
:- Serve hot on a plantain leaf.
For making the gravy: 1)Take out the excess oil from the above frying pan..
Heat up the remaining masala dust and oil.
Fry half-cup button onions along with curry leaves.
When they turn light brown, pour the gravy over the fish.

Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

Response (9)

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leen May 6, 2009

I dont think you have ever eaten Karimeen pollichathu ? Plz go to Manipuzha (a small resturant on the right hand side of the sasthri road Kottayam ) and taste it once. You yourself can make out the difference between ur recipe and the actual recipe.By the way this recipe is a good tasty Karimeen fry .

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VN June 9, 2008

Pollicha fish is never fried.Aluminium foil can be used instead of plaintain leaves(i have done that)- it is ok though the taste isnt close to the one prepared using plaintain leaves.

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Rajesh March 21, 2007

The reciepe was too bad as the ingrediants specified above was not even sufficicent for marinating one fish.Please do not give wrong receipes.

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Priya Ashok April 20, 2004

It`s really nice recipe. Make it and enjoy the delicious taste of Karemeen.

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sush March 23, 2007

very nice.. i added kashmiri chilli powder so i got more masalla. and when i was fring the fish added fresh cream. its was very delicious.awesome

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k.v July 21, 2004

The Karimeen pollichathu, that I know of is wrapped in banaba leafs and placed in an earthern container and with no water or oil fried over medium heat. This is just another fish fry. Like any other fish fry, it is good. Nothing exceptional. Why in the world do you need aluminium foil for ?

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priya March 8, 2004

Just want to know what for the aluminium foil is. is it for wrapping the fish after marinating and microwave? in any case, the dish is tasty

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Nebula November 29, 2003

Your fish tasted really, really, really good!!!! The fish were so good that I actually ate FOUR at one meal (this is a lot for me!). I request you to try this recipe, it WILL be WORTHWHILE!!!!!!!!

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ss December 16, 2007

excellent recipe . the best karimeen fry i ever made. can we use the same recipe for other fishes also?

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