Name: Meen Pathiri
Prep time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 2 cups Rice flour; 10 Ayala (mackerel); Water (as required); Salt (to taste); 1 tsp Turmeric powder; 3 tsp Chilly powder; 3 Onion; 3 Green chilly

Meen Pathiri

Meen Pathiri

malabar dish - Meen pathiri

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Prep Time 1

Total Time 1

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

2 cups Rice flour
10 Ayala mackerel
Water as required
Salt to taste
1 tsp Turmeric powder
3 tsp Chilly powder
3 Onion
3 Green chilly

Instructions

Knead rice flour with water and salt as required.
Marinate the fish in half of the chilly powder, turmeric powder and salt.
Fry it and shred the flesh of the fish and remove its bones.
In a pan heat oil and sautT onion and green chilly.
Add salt, turmeric powder and chilly powder. SautT well.
Mix in the shredded fish. Take it from flame and keep it aside.
Take a large ball from the kneaded dough and press it on a banana leaf.
Spoon in the masala on top of the pressed dough and cover it with another pressed dough of same size. Press the sides.
Repeat the process for the remaining dough and masala.
Cover it with another banana leaf and steam cook it for 20-30 minutes.
Serve it as an evening snack, breakfast, dinner or while breaking fast.