Name: Seer Fish-Surmai Fish Pollichathu
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 250 g Seer fish/Ney Meen (cleaned, washed and drained); 1 tsp Ginger (finely chopped); 1 tsp Garlic (finely chopped); 1 cup Onion (finely chopped); 3/4 cup Tomato (finely chopped); 2 tsp Coccum water (Kudampuli); 1 tsp Lemon juice; 1/2 tsp Red chilly powder; 1 tsp Pepper powder; 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder; 1/4 tsp Aniseed powder (Saunf); 1/2 cup Coconut milk; 1/4 cup Water; Coconut oil (As reqd); Salt (As reqd); Banana leaf (As reqd, Vazhayila)

Seer Fish-Surmai Fish Pollichathu

By MiaVarghese

• October 6, 2010

Seer Fish-Surmai Fish Pollichathu

Seer Fish/Vanchiram/Arkoli fish pieces are marinated in a mixture of red chilly powder, other ingredients and finally cooked in banana leaves

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

250 g Seer fish/Ney Meen cleaned, washed and drained
1 tsp Ginger finely chopped
1 tsp Garlic finely chopped
1 cup Onion finely chopped
3/4 cup Tomato finely chopped
2 tsp Coccum water Kudampuli
1 tsp Lemon juice
1/2 tsp Red chilly powder
1 tsp Pepper powder
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
1/4 tsp Aniseed powder Saunf
1/2 cup Coconut milk
1/4 cup Water
Coconut oil As reqd
Salt As reqd
Banana leaf As reqd, Vazhayila

Instructions

For preparing seer fish/vanchiram/arkoli fish pollichathu, first mix together red chilly powder, lemon juice, turmeric powder and required salt with some coconut oil and apply the mixture on both sides of seer fish. Keep the fish pieces aside for a few minutes.
Heat some oil in a frying pan and fry ginger, garlic and onion to a golden brown color.
Add tomato, red chilly powder, pepper powder, turmeric powder, saunf powder, little salt and saute well for a few minutes in simmer mode.
Add coccum water and little bit of water. Mix well and cover with a lid. Boil for a few minutes in low heat to drain off water.
Remove the lid and add coconut milk. Cook again in low heat until the gravy acquires a thick consistency. Switch off the flame.
Take a banana leaf and brush the inside with some coconut oil. Apply the thick gravy on both sides of the marinated fish.
Roll up each fish in a piece of banana leaf and fry(pollikaan) both sides for 8 minutes in a hot tawa smeared with some oil.
Open the banana leaf and enjoy the splendid taste of seer fish/surmai fish/vanchiram/arkoli fish pollichathu. Serve hot with a piece of lime and onion slices.