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Ayala pollichathu

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 2 People

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Nos. Mackerel / Ayala
  • 1 No. Onion
  • 1 No. Tomato
  • 1 Tsp Ginger garlic paste
  • Few Curry leaves
  • 2 Tbsp Oil
  • 1 1/2 Tsp Chilly powder
  • 1/4 Tsp Turmeric powder
  • Salt As required

Instructions
 

  • Marinate fish with 1 1/2 tsp red chilly powder, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder and salt as required. Keep aside for 15 minutes. Then fry both sides in 2 tbsp hot coconut oil. Keep it aside and chop onion, tomato and green chilly.
  • Heat oil in the same pan and add ginger garlic paste and saute till raw smell goes off. Add finely chopped onion and salt as required (or shallots), Fry well.
  • When onion gets fried, add sliced tomatoes, green chillies and curry leaves. Then add red chilly powder, turmeric powder and fry till tomatoes become mushy.
  • Take half masala from the pan and place it in a banana leaf.
  • Place fried ayala on the top of masala. Cover fish with remaining masala and cover all the sides of fish with the banana leaf.
  • Cover the pan cook for 4-6 minutes
  • Serve hot with rice.

Notes

You can visit this link Kerala Karimeen Pollichathu.  You can visit this link Spicy Fish Fry.
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