Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Meen Pollichathu (Fried Fish wrapped in banana leaf with masalas )




 
Ingredients

Pearl spot /Seabream or any firm fish of your choice - 1
Banana leaf -1
Cooking twine
Oil for frying

To marinate

Red chilli powder - 1 1/2 tbs
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbs
Fennel powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt

For masala
Shallots (sliced ) - 1 cup
Tomato -2 small
Redchilly powder - 1 1/2 tsp
Tumeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Corainder powder - 1tsp
Salt
 Ginger (minced ) - 1 tbs
Garlic minced - 1 1/2 tsp
Green chillies - 2 nos
Curry leaves - 2 strings
 

Method

1.Clean the fish and cut some gashes on both sides and marinate with ingredients under " to marinate " for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
2.In a saucepan add some oil and saute sliced shallots until brown.
3.Add green chillies, ginger, garlic, curry leaves and saute for 1-2 minutes.
4.Add all the spice powders  and saute until raw smell goes.
5.Add chopped tomatoes and salt. Cook until tomatoes are mushed and masala is a paste.
6.Meanwhile shallow fry the fish for 5 minutes on each sides.
7.Wilt a  banana leaf for few seconds on both sides on gas top (to avoid leaf tearing)
8.Spread the cooked masala paste  on banana leaf and place the fish on top, cover the top and sides of  the fish with masala and wrap the fish in banana leaf and tie the parcel with  a cooking twine.
9.Cook the fish parcel  in a frying fan for 10 -15 minutes !
 

12 comments:

Suja Manoj said...

Great preparation dear,looks so yummy,tempts me a lot.

Neetz said...

Excellent dish..who wouldn't be tempt for this...

divya said...

looks yummy, spicy and tempting, dear...slurp!!!!!!!

Julie said...

drooling drooling..love this a lot,my family favorite:)
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Kajal said...

Vineetha!! How you make me drool! meenu pollichathu is a fav here. that and some hot, steaming rice and we are very happy people :)

Ganga Sreekanth said...

oh vineettha. . . .kandittu kothi sahikkan vayya. . ..

Unknown said...

wow.. mouthwatery click..

Priya Suresh said...

Highly irresistible and droolworthy fried fish,wat a flavourful dish.

Sherin said...

AAAhhaahhaa. Luved it. Karimeen too. sahikkaan vayyeee

Lawyer Loves Lunch said...

Love the idea of cooking in a banana leaf! Oh, and the combination of spices looks fantastic on this fish :)

Reshmi Mahesh said...

Drooling here...Adipoli presentation...

vrinda said...

Tempting fish fry...Regarding shortening, its available in almost all grocery stores,check in the baking aisle or u can use dalda, thats wat v use in India.