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Meen Pathiri

malabar dish - Meen pathiri
Prep Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 5 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.
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