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Kerala Style Karimeen Pollichathu

Karimeen Pollichathu
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2 nos Pearl spot fish Karimeen
  • ½ cup Small onions chopped, Kunjulli
  • Ginger finely chopped
  • 5 nos Green chillies finely chopped
  • Curry leaves A few
  • 1 cup Thick coconut milk
  • Plantain leaves A few, Vazha ela

For paste:-

  • 1 piece Ginger
  • 5 nos Garlic pods
  • 2 tsp Chilly powder
  • 1 tbsp Pepper powder
  • 1 tsp Turmeric powder
  • Curry leaves A few
  • Salt As reqd

Instructions
 

  • Grind together the ingredients for making the paste.
  • Marinate the fish with the above paste for an hour or so.
  • Coat a few heated plantain leaves with oil.
  • Place the marinated fish over it and place the whole thing in a frying pan.
  • Keep the flame on low, cover and cook, till it is done.
  • Heat up another frying pan.
  • Add the chopped small onions, ginger, green chillies and curry leaves and sautT lightly.
  • Place the cooked fish (without the plantain leaves) in the above pan and coat it with the sautTed masala.
  • :- See to it that the fish doesn¦t get broken. :- Do not discard the plantain leaves as u can use it while serving.
  • Add coconut milk and mix well with the masala.
  • Adjust the level of salt.
  • Simmer for a few mins, till the all the water gets evaporated.
  • Wrap it in the plantain leaves while serving.
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