Traditional Kerala Recipe Karimeen Pollichathu

Ingredients:

Karimeen - 1 kg

Red Chilly Powder - 2 tsp

Coriander Powder - 1/2 tsp

Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Ginger, Garlic and Green Chilly crushed - 2 tbsp

Shallots - 1/2 cup

Big Onion sliced - 1

Tomato - 1

Salt - as required

Method:

Clean Karimeen and marinate the fish with chilly powder, pepper powder, turmeric powder and salt. Keep some of this masala seperately.Fry the fish in oil. Do not fry more. Grind together the seventh set of ingredients.
Heat oil in a pan, splutter mustard seeds. Add green chilly, ginger and garlic and saute for a while.Add rest of the masala used for marinating the fish and fry for some more time. Add the fried fish to this. Masala should cover the fish.Heat oil in another pan in a flat vessel and cover the fish and masala together in plantain leaves, each one seperately. Place each piece in the pan.
Cover the pan with a lid. Turn the sides of the fish packet in between until done.
You can even bake the fish instead of frying.

Category: Cooking