Meen Pathiri
malabar dish – Meen pathiri
Cuisine
Kerala
Servings
Prep Time
5
people
1
hours
Servings
Prep Time
5
people
1
hours
Ingredients
Rice flour –
2
cups
Ayala(
mackerel
) –
10
Water
(as required) –
Salt
(to taste) –
Turmeric powder
–
1
tsp
Chilly powder –
3
tsp
Onion
–
3
Green chilly –
3
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.